47th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110285032 | CHIP PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided. The chip package includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, a plurality of conducting pads located in the substrate or under the lower surface thereof, a dielectric layer located between the conducting pads, a hole extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface of the substrate and exposing a portion of the conducting pads, and a conducting layer located in the hole and electrically contacting the conducting pads. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285033 | Chip Carrier - Electronic circuit arrangement, includes a chip and a chip carrier having a substrate and a chip contact location. At least the chip contact location is provided with a soldering layer. The chip includes a bonding layer. A silver layer for eutectic bonding with the bonding layer is provided on the soldering layer in the region of the chip contact location. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285034 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR MULTICHIP MODULES - Conductive lines are formed on a wafer containing multiple circuits. The conductive lines are isolated from the circuits formed within the wafer. Chips are mounted on the wafer and have their chip pads connected to the conductive lines of the wafer. The wafer may then be protected with a packaging resin and singulated | 2011-11-24 |
20110285035 | SEALED CAVITY - Embodiments disclosed herein generally include methods of sealing a cavity in a device structure. The cavity may be opened by etching away sacrificial material that may define the cavity volume. Material from below the cavity may be sputter etched and redeposited over and in passageways leading to the cavity to thereby seal the cavity. Material may be sputter etched from above the cavity and redeposited in the passageways leading to the cavity as well. The sputter etching may occur in a substantially inert atmosphere. As the sputter etching is a physical process, little or no sputter etched material will redeposit within the cavity itself. The inert gases may sweep out any residual gases that may be present in the cavity after the cavity has been opened. Thus, after the sputter etching, the cavity may be substantially filled with inert gases that do not negatively impact the cavity. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285036 | OVERLAY MARK ASSISTANT FEATURE - A method and apparatus for alignment are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus includes a substrate having an alignment region; an alignment feature in the alignment region of the substrate; and a dummy feature disposed within the alignment feature. A dimension of the dummy feature is less than a resolution of an alignment mark detector. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285037 | Aeration Diffuser - A diffuser for oxygenation of aqueous media comprises a manifold connectable to a source of pressurized oxygen-containing gas and having a plurality of outlet ports communicating a hollow interior of the manifold with an exterior thereof. A plurality of flexible microporous tubular membranes each have a coupled end secured to the manifold at a respective one of the outlet ports thereof to communicate an internal passage of the tubular membrane with the hollow interior of the manifold. An elongated rod extends along each tubular membrane within the internal passage thereof to maintain a length of the tubular membrane in an orientation projecting outward from the manifold with the free end of the tubular membrane further outward from the manifold than any other portion of the tubular membrane. The rods prevent curling of the tubular membranes over time when the diffuser is submerged in a liquid medium for use | 2011-11-24 |
20110285038 | MEMBRANE BASED CONTACTOR MODULE FOR MASS AND HEAT TRANSFER - An apparatus for the transfer of mass and heat including a membrane having a hydrophilic surface and an opposing hydrophobic surface. The construction prevents transmission or leakage of fluids from one side of the membrane to the other regardless of pressure gradients within the membrane bubble point or water intrusion pressure range, but allows the transfer of vaporized fluid from one side of the membrane to the other. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285039 | DOWNCOMER FOR A GAS-LIQUID CONTACTING DEVICE - One exemplary embodiment can be a downcomer for a gas-liquid contacting device. The downcomer may include first and second spaced apart side walls, first and second end walls, a floor, and first and second opposing discharge walls. Generally, each end wall is coupled to a respective end of the first and second side walls. Typically, the floor is coupled to the side walls and end walls, and the floor has at least one section adapted for permitting the passage of liquid there-through. The first and second opposing discharge walls can be coupled to respective first and second side walls and having respective ends below the floor. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285040 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING FUEL CORES - A method and an arrangement for producing spherical fuel cores and/or breeder material cores by dripping a pouring solution containing uranyl nitrate and a solution containing at least one auxiliary agent into an ammoniacal precipitation bath to form microspheres, aging, washing, drying, and thermally treating the microspheres. In order to provide a continuous production method along with a constantly high core quality, it is proposed that 1) the microspheres from the precipitation bath be separated through a first separator and fed to the ammoniacal aging water for aging, 2) the contact duration of the microspheres with the liquid of the precipitation bath before being introduced into the aging water be set equally or substantially equally, 3) the microspheres be transferred from the aging water to a multi-stage cascade scrubber using a transfer device, wherein the microspheres are washed in the multi-stage cascade scrubber so as to be free or substantially free from ammonium nitrate and at least one auxiliary agent contained in the microspheres, and 4) after drying, the microspheres be calcinated while distributed in a monolayer during a thermal treatment. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285041 | LED LIGHT POD WITH MODULAR OPTICS AND HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a modular light emitting diode (LED) light pod having heat dissipation structures. A reflective optic plate, which may be made in various modular sizes and designs, having a plurality of recesses is seated on an LED board having a plurality of LEDs, such that the plurality of LEDs fit within the plurality optical recesses. The optical recesses serve to collimate light in a desirable manner based on predetermined dimensional ratios of the optical recesses. A heat dissipation system involves a heat sink housing acting in combination with a heat extraction plate having a plurality thermally conductive posts extending perpendicularly from a top and bottom surface, and a heat dissipation plate to create a thermally conductive path for moving heat away from the LED board when the light pod is in use. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285042 | ENCAPSULATION MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE - A method for encapsulating or sorting colloidal objects, comprising the step of flowing said objects in a first flow stream partly or fully surrounded by at least one second flow stream in a channel comprising a narrow strait, wherein along an elongated part of the path of said first flow stream either (a) the bidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest bidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (b) the smallest unidimensional size of said first flow stream is smaller than the largest unidimensional size of at least some of said objects, either (c) said first flow stream is splitting, in the absence of said objects, into droplets with a volume smaller than the volume of at least some of said objects, or (d) said first flow stream would have in the absence of said particles, a shape that cannot entirely encompass some of said objects. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285043 | MICROPARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MICROPARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - In a dissolving step, a poorly soluble drug and a dispersion stabilizer are dissolved in a volatile organic solvent. In a fixing step, the organic solvent, contained in a solution obtained in the dissolving step, is removed by evaporation, pellet-form residues | 2011-11-24 |
20110285044 | ADJUSTABLE AND/OR REUSABLE BRACE, KICKER AND TIE APPARATUS & METHOD - Embodiments of an adjustable and reusable brace, kicker and tie apparatus are disclosed herein. Various embodiments include a bracing arrangement for bracing an inner and an outer form for forming a concrete structure. In various embodiments, the bracing arrangement may include interior and exterior vertical bracing members and a horizontal tie member removably and/or adjustably couple the vertical brace members at respective top or bottom ends of the vertical brace members. In various embodiments, a pair of bracing arrangements may share an exterior vertical brace member, which may be angled, for providing support at a corner of a form. In various embodiments, various bracing arrangement may be employed to form a bracing cage. The bracing arrangements may be constituted with material or materials designed for reusability. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285045 | PLASTIC FOAM MOLDING MACHINE MATERIAL CHANGE METHOD, AND MOLDING MACHINE IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - In a machine for molding coloured plastic foam material, a cleaning cycle is performed, before changing colour, to clean a feed circuit having a reservoir and interposed, in the machine, between a storage bin and a mold; the cleaning cycle including: emptying the reservoir by suction to remove any material still inside the reservoir; injecting compressed air into the feed circuit so that any material remaining along the feed circuit is at least partly expelled from the feed circuit and at least partly fed into a header located at the bottom of the reservoir; and emptying the header by suction. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285046 | INJECTION MOLDING METHOD AND INJECTION MOLDING DEVICE - An injection molding device comprises a mold-clamping device that operates in both of a mold-closing state in which a mold is closed under predetermined pressure and a micro mold-open state in which the mold is held in a state in which the mold is open from the mold-closing state by a predetermined amount, an injection device that molds a molded product by injecting a molding material into the mold set to the mold-closing state or the micro mold-open state and a controller that changes a stop position of the mold in the micro mold-open state in accordance with a change of a mold-closing position when the mold-closing position of the mold in the mold-closing state is changed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285047 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF FABRICATING THREE DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS - A method of fabricating three-dimensional scaffolds includes the steps of forming a plurality of bubbles by providing a gelatin solution and a gas stream passing through a bubble production device, gathering the bubbles, cooling the bubbles, crosslinking the bubbles by adding the agent with aldehyde group, and breaking at least some of the bubbles to be interconnected to form a three-dimensional porous materials. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285048 | Anisotropic Foam-Film Composite Structures - Multilayer foam-film composite structures in which the cells of at least one foam layer have an anisotropic orientation exhibit at least one enhanced property of toughness, tear resistance and puncture resistance in comparison with a foam-film composite structure alike in all aspects except for the anisotropic orientation of the cells of at least one foam layer. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285049 | CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT)-ENHANCED PRECURSOR FOR CARBON FIBER PRODUCTION AND METHOD OF MAKING A CNT-ENHANCED CONTINUOUS LIGNIN FIBER - A precursor for carbon fiber production comprises a continuous lignin fiber including carbon nanotubes dispersed therein at a concentration of about 10 wt. % or less. A method of melt-spinning a continuous lignin fiber includes preparing a melt comprising molten lignin and a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and extruding the melt through a spinneret to form a continuous lignin fiber having the carbon nanotubes dispersed therein. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285050 | Extrusion Process for Producing Plastic Granules Having a Statically Dissipative Effect - The invention relates to an extrusion process for producing plastic granules having a statically dissipative effect. The problem addressed by the invention is that of specifying a possible way of producing plastic granules which allows a thermo-plastic product having a maximum specific surface resistance of 10 | 2011-11-24 |
20110285051 | Device And Method For Extruding Plastic Profiles In An Energy Efficient Manner - The invention relates to an extrusion line for producing plastic profiles, preferably plastic tubes, comprising at least one extruder ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110285052 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS - An apparatus and method for fabricating a three dimensional model from a composite model formed or a plurality of successive layers of model material and sacrificial mold material. Each successive layer is constructed by depositing, drop-by-drop, at least one line of sacrifical mold material delineating at least one boundary of the model material within the layer and thereafter depositing the model material onto all delineated regions of the layer by spray deposition. Each successive layer is completed by a planing process which removes the undesired thickness of both the sacrificial and the model materials. Following completion of the composite model, the sacrificial mold material is removable from the composite model, by a process effecting only the sacrificial mold material, to produce the three dimensional model. A device, for depositing the model material at the rate faster than the rate that the mold material is deposited, is also described. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285053 | MELT SPINNING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A melt spinning apparatus includes an apparatus body and a nozzle for extruding melted resin, a primary hot air passage formed around the nozzle, and a secondary hot air passage formed in a zone outside of the primary hot air passage, which are formed in the apparatus body. The primary hot air passage discharges primary hot air onto fibers of the melted resin extruded from the nozzle. The secondary hot air passage discharges secondary hot air to maintain the temperature of the primary hot air. The discharge angle of the secondary hot air from the secondary hot air passage is set in a range of 0° to 50° with respect to the direction of the melted resin extruded from the nozzle. The secondary hot air forms an air curtain that blocks the atmospheric air. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285054 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING PAINTED THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - generating an image data for cross sectional layers of the three-dimensional object, wherein the image data includes a first set of data for selectively printing building material at a first print resolution and a second set of data for printing one or more colored additives at a higher resolution and selectively depositing the building material and the one or more additives on successive layers based on the 2D image data to produce the three-dimensional object. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285055 | Method and device for manufacturing preforms of fiber reinforced plastic - In a device and method for manufacturing preforms of fiber reinforced plastic, in a first step, continuously supplied fiber layers are laterally reshaped in a predetermined manner, and the section that is obtained is curved longitudinally in a specific manner in a second step. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285056 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A ROTOR BLADE - A tool for producing a rotor blade comprises at least one mold, and at least one supporting structure for the at least one mold. The mold is supported by a support structure, wherein the support structure is adapted such that a twist angle of at least one portion of the mold is adjustable. Further, a method for varying a twist angle of a rotor blade is provided. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285057 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIPE WITH BRANCH - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a pipe with a branch, which utilizes the conventional pipe molding method using a floating core, and while taking advantage of the pipe molding method, various types of pipes with a branch can be integrally molded with a synthetic resin with high efficiency. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285058 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDED ARTICLE OF AN ORGANIC FIBER-REINFORCED POLYOLEFIN RESIN - A method for producing a molded article of an organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin from a polyolefin resin and an organic fiber having a weight average length of 4 mm or more includes the following steps (1) a preparing step of preparing an organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin containing a polyolefin resin and an organic fiber having a weight average length of 4 mm or more, (2) a melting step of melting the organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin to obtain a molten organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin, (3) a filling step of filling the molten organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin into a mold cavity which is formed by a pair of molds capable of being moved relatively toward or away from each other and which defines a changeable cavity clearance between them, and (4) a removing step of cooling the filled molten organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin to form a molded article of an organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin and removing the molded article of the organic fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin from the mold cavity, wherein the following Formula (I) is satisfied in the step of filling, | 2011-11-24 |
20110285059 | Laser Ablation Process For Removing A Portion Of Dilation Element From A Balloon - A method is provided for a ablating dilation beads on a balloon with a laser. The laser removes integral dilation beads from the neck regions and/or the tapered regions of a blow molded balloon. Part of the neck portions of the dilation beads may remain on the body of the balloon after the dilation beads have been removed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285060 | LAYERED MANUFACTURING METHOD AND LAYERED MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A layered manufacturing method for forming a desired three-dimensional object by using a powder as a raw material. The method forms a desired solid body, which is employed in a layered manufacturing device, including a stage member having stage surface; a transparent member having an optical window to cover the stage surface to form an enclosed region together with the stage surface; and an exhaust system for exhausting gasses in the enclosed region. The optical window is positioned at a vertical upper direction when the enclosed region is formed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285061 | Apparatus and Method for Cooling Part Cake in Laser Sintering - A part cake defining a build produced by laser sintering and the surrounding unfused powder is contained in an enclosure, and the enclosure includes displaceable wall portions for compressing the part cake to support the build against distortion during rapid cooling from a cooling fluid. The enclosure enables the part cake to be quickly and reliably cooled either within the laser sintering system or outside the laser sintering system. A source of cooling fluid connects to the enclosure and a lid holds the part cake in place as cooling fluid is forced through the pore volume of the cake. An inert gas blanket apparatus is also provided to reduce or prevent oxidation of the part cake and/or to cool the part cake. Once the part cake is cooled, the build produced by laser sintering may be removed from the part cake. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285062 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF A HOT ISOSTATIC PRESS, AND HOT ISOSTATIC PRESS - The invention relates to a method for regulating the temperature of a hot isostatic press and to a hot isostatic press, consisting of a pressure vessel ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110285063 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING A LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method of and a device for delivering a predetermined volume of beverage into a thermoplastic container formed from a preform positioned in a mould having an opening opposite an injection head ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110285064 | TIRE MOLD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PNEUMATIC TIRE - A tire mold has an annular rough surface molding portion extending along a circumferential direction in a region of a tire molding surface for molding a side wall portion. The rough surface molding portion is provided with a projection extending spirally along a circumferential direction at a protruding height between 5 and 300 μm. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285065 | MELT SPINNING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A melt spinning apparatus includes an apparatus body, a nozzle configured to extrude melted resin in the apparatus body, and a barrel having an air discharge passage arranged around this nozzle to discharge hot air. The discharge passage includes a sloped passage and a parallel passage that extends along the nozzle. At an intersection of imaginary lines extending along the centerlines of the sloped passage, an imaginary merging section is defined. An open end of the nozzle is positioned on the downstream side of the imaginary merging section of the hot air blown diagonally forward toward a periphery of the nozzle. To manufacture a sheet of a nonwoven fabric, the melted resin is discharged from the nozzle and then the hot air swirling diagonally forward is blown toward the periphery of the nozzle. This causes the melted resin to be formed into spiral fibers. Those fibers are blown onto the belt of a conveyor belt apparatus to manufacture a nonwoven fabric sheet. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285066 | BLAST FURNACE PLUG - An apparatus for centering a tap drill is provided herein. The device includes a body made of a refractory material that has a tapered shape and a connector secured to body configured to permit connection of the body to a tap drill bit. In addition, a method of operating a blast furnace is provided herein. The method includes providing a blast furnace plug having a refractory body having a tapered configuration. Securing the blast furnace plug to a tap drill bit. Aligning the blast furnace plug with a tap hole plugged with mud, and inserting the blast furnace plug into the mud to create an indentation in the mud having a tapered configuration. Removing the blast furnace plug from the tap drill bit, aligning the tap drill bit with the indentation and tapping the blast furnace. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285067 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID PIG IRON OR LIQUID STEEL INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS FROM FINE-PARTICLED MATERIAL CONTAINING IRON OXIDE - A method for producing liquid pig iron or liquid steel intermediate products from fine-particled material containing iron oxide. The fine-particled material is prereduced in at least one prereduction stage and reduced in a final reduction stage to sponge iron. The sponge iron is melted in a melt-down gasification zone, with carbon carriers and oxygen-containing gas supplied. A CO- and H2-containing reduction gas is generated and introduced into the final reduction stage, is converted there, is drawn off and introduced into at least one prereduction stage, converted there and drawn off. A first quantity fraction of the fine-particled material containing iron oxide is introduced into a melt-down gasification zone via at least one prereduction stage and one final reduction stage, and a further quantity fraction of the fine-particled material containing iron oxide is introduced into the melt-down gasification zone directly or together with the carbon carriers and the oxygen-containing gas. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285068 | POSITIONING DEVICE - A positioning device includes a base, a supporting member, a fixing member, a first electromagnetic clutch, an engaging member, and at least one guide member. The base defines at least one hole. The supporting member is configured to support a workpiece. The supporting member and the fixing member are at the opposite sides of the base. The first electromagnetic clutch is disposed on a side of the base adjacent to the fixing member. The engaging member configured to be attracted by the first electromagnetic clutch is disposed on a side of the fixing member adjacent to the base and corresponds to the first electromagnetic clutch. An end of the at least one guide member is fixed to the fixing member, and an opposite end of the fixing member passes through the at least one hole and is fixed to the supporting member. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285069 | ADAPTABLE SUPPORTING DEVICE WITH INDEXED RELATIVE POSITIONING - This document refers, as its title indicates, to an adaptable supporting device with indexed relative positioning, of the type that includes a plurality of vertical actuators, arranged on bridge modules positioned transversely above a recess and movable relative to one another, used in industry during machining processes, to attach parts having different or irregular shapes, characterized in that the device includes two double sets of hydraulic cylinders between every two modules, each of said sets comprising two hydraulic cylinders of different stroke lengths mounted in opposite directions and connected one to another at the rear of their heads, thereby allowing every two bridge modules to move relative to one another in a manner indexed in four fixed positions depending on which cylinders are activated. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285070 | QUICK ACTION WOODWORKING VISE - A quick-release vise utilizing one or more clamp shafts that can be easily re-configured to clamp with CW or CCW rotation of a clamp handle. The clamp shaft is received in a housing secured to the underside of a workbench, and is free to slide in and out. The clamp shaft passes through aligned holes in a pair of opposing jaws, at least one of which is moveable. A pinion freely slides on the clamp shaft within the housing and converts rotational movement from the clamp shaft into linear movement via a meshing rack gear. The linear motion actuates a bridge which slides against a laterally fixed wedge causing the bridge to displace a locking element which clutches and moves the clamp shaft to affect clamping between the jaws. The wedge and bridge pair can be inverted to allow clamping to occur with a either CW or CCW rotation of the clamp handle and/or re-oriented to cause a spreading motion between the jaws rather than a clamping motion. The linear motion from the clamp shaft may be transferred to a second, parallel clamp shaft through a transfer bar in certain twin-shaft embodiments. In certain twin-shaft applications, one of the housings may be rotated 180° relative to the other to provide outward clamping force on one clamp shaft and inward clamping force on the other clamp shaft. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285071 | SHEET BUFFER APPARATUS, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet buffer apparatus which retains a sheet to be conveyed to a post-processing unit configured to perform post-processing for a sheet, the apparatus comprises: a buffer unit configured to perform buffer processing to retain a sheet to be conveyed to the post-processing unit and overlay the sheet to be retained and a succeeding sheet; a determination unit configured to determine whether a sheet is inhibited from the buffer processing by the buffer unit; and a control unit configured, when the determination unit determines that the sheet succeeding the sheet to be retained is a sheet for which the buffer processing is inhibited, to control the buffer unit not to perform the retaining of the sheet to be retained. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285072 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET BUFFERING DEVICE THAT MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT OF SHEETS OF SHEET BUNDLE - A sheet processing apparatus capable of maintaining alignment of sheets of a sheet bundle on a processing tray even in a job uses sheets including particular sheets. In the sheet processing apparatus (finisher), a sheet conveyed along a conveying path is retained in a buffer path. The sheet and the following sheet are stacked on a processing tray in a state superposed with a shift in a conveying direction. A finisher controller determines in advance, before a conveyed sheet reaches the buffer path, whether or not the sheet is a particular sheet having a protrusion. When the sheet retained in the buffer path and the following sheet are to be superposed one upon the other, the amount of the shift between the sheets in the conveying direction is controlled according to a result of the determination by the finisher controller. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285073 | LETTERBOX MEDIA DIVERTER - A 3-way letterbox media diverter directs and controls media in 2 forward directions and 1 reverse direction within a printer's paper path. The letterbox design enables actuation of the diverter from a first position to a second position just as the trail edge of a sheet passes a post fuser nip. Once the diverter reaches the second position, an invert nip now controlling the sheet is reversed to thereby invert the sheet. Thus, inversion of the sheet is accomplished in a small space envelope, time to reverse direction is reduced, process speed can be reduced and additional paper guides are eliminated. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285074 | SHEET FEED DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS HAVING SUCH SHEET FEED DEVICE - An image recording apparatus including a first tray having a first holding portion for holding sheets, a second tray disposed above the first tray and including a second holding portion for holding sheets, a sheet feeder that selectively feeds a sheet from one of the first tray and the second tray in a sheet feed direction, a recording unit that records an image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is recorded by the recording unit. The second holding portion of the second tray moves above the first holding portion of the first tray. The second tray further includes a discharged sheet receiving portion for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge roller. The second tray including the discharged sheet receiving portion pivots relative to the first tray. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285075 | PAPER SHEET CASSETTE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A paper sheet cassette includes a paper sheet containing part for loading and containing paper sheets, a pair of side edge positioning members provided so as to move toward or away from each other in a width direction of the paper sheets for determining a position of the paper sheets in their width direction, an interlock mechanism for synchronously moving the pair of side edge positioning members toward or away from each other, a latch member which is movable along with a first member of the pair of side edge positioning members and is provided with a lock tooth portion formed thereon, and a lock member which has a latch claw which can be brought into or out of engagement with the lock tooth portion and is movable along with a second member of the pair of side edge positioning members. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285076 | Sheet inverting device and image forming apparatus incorporating same - A sheet inverting device includes a loop pathway including an entrance slot to which a recording medium is conveyed and an exit slot from which the recording medium is conveyed, the loop pathway forming a loop shape to convey the recording medium therethrough in a forward direction defined by a sheet conveyance direction in which the recording medium is conveyed from the entrance slot travels, and a redirectable sheet conveyance member to convey the recording medium traveling through the loop pathway in the forward direction and a reverse direction that is the reverse of the forward direction. The exit slot is configured to convey the recording medium that is conveyed by the redirectable sheet conveyance member in the reverse direction outside the sheet inverting device therethrough. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285077 | RECORDING MEDIUM STACKER AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A second stacker is provided with base-end projection portions and leading-end projection portions that protrude outward in the width direction from the second stacker from both sides of the second stacker at the base end of the second stacker in the pull-out direction thereof. A first stacker is provided with guide rails on which the stated projection portions slide when the second stacker is pulled out; contact portions that do not make contact with and allow the leading-end projection portions to pass when the second stacker is pulled out but prevent the base-end projection portions from passing; and a support portion that supports the leading-end projection portions when the base-end projection portions are in contact with the contact portions. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285078 | Automatic sheet feeder - An automatic sheet feeder includes a sheet setting unit to set a sheet to be fed by a sheet feeding member, an openably closable cover rotatably disposed over an upper portion of the sheet setting unit, a sheet detector rotatably supported on the cover to detect whether or not a sheet is set on the sheet setting unit and including a detection member, a rotary shaft about which the detection member rotates, and a sensor to detect the setting of the sheet according to a movement of the detection member, and a rotating member to cause the detection member to rotate in a direction such that an angle between a line extending in a longitudinal direction of the detection member and a surface of the sheet set on the sheet setting unit decreases as the cover rotates from an open position to a closed position. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285079 | DOUBLE SHEET FEED DETECTOR AND METHOD - A double sheet detector includes a pair of rollers forming a nip through which a fed sheet passes, causing the rollers to separate. The amount of separation is transmitted to a transducer which generates a signal proportional to the sheet thickness. Signals from the transducer are frequently sensed and averaged over one or more full revolutions of the rollers, so that signal variations resulting from irregularities in the shape of the rollers are canceled out. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285080 | SHEET DECELERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Sheet deceleration apparatus and methods for decelerating a sheet of material for use in a sheet stacking or other application. The deceleration apparatus includes a rotatable cam nip, rotatable about a first axis and provided on one side of the travel path, such that the sheet of material can pass by the cam nip. The cam nip includes a lobe end, such that when the lobe end is away from the travel path, the sheet of material can pass substantially unimpeded past the cam nip, and when the lobe end is near the travel path, the sheet of material is nipped by the cam nip decelerating the sheet of material from the first speed to a second speed. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285081 | Shuffler with Shuffling Completion Indicator - A playing card shuffling device has a visual display in information communication with the playing card shuffling device. At least one processor is programmed to provide displayable information to the visual display indicative of an amount of time remaining or time expired in a procedure performed by the shuffling device. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285082 | SWIVEL MOUNTED CARD HANDLING DEVICE - Playing card handling devices, such as shufflers, dealing shoes, discard racks and verification systems are rotatably secured to a gaming table to allow for functional and ergonomic adjustment of the card handling device, without removal from the gaming table. One end of the device, preferably a front end of the device from which playing cards may be removed has a structure that extends through an aperture in the gaming table. The device is movable within the aperture. Movement in the X-Y direction, angular movement and rotational movement, parallel to the movement of the plane of the surface of the gaming table is enabled. The movement of the device about the aperture preferably maintains the base of the device relatively parallel to the plane of the surface of the gaming table. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285083 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL JIGSAW PUZZLE - The invention relates to a three-dimensional, self-supporting jigsaw puzzle, having a multiplicity of puzzle pieces resulting in a hollow body in the assembled state, each puzzle piece having an upper face associated with the exterior of the hollow body, a lower face associated with the interior of the hollow body, an edge extending between the upper face and the lower face, and at least one connecting region extending from the edge in the form of a recess or an extension. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A SINGING GAME - A method and apparatus for playing a singing game in which one player announces a trigger word, and the other players compete to begin singing a song within a predefined period of time and must sing at least a predetermined number of words including the trigger word in order to score. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285085 | Trading Game Simulation Method - A trading simulation game that emulates the roles of market makers and traders involved in the securities market. The simulation allows for random market activity by specifying a starting market price and employing a subset of a pool of market-affecting items to modify the starting price and determine the final game price. Items in the subset are incrementally revealed to simulation participants during play, and designated participants may make the first offer to trade. All participants simultaneously make and accept offers to buy and sell the simulated security without restriction, based on the public and private information they have and their dynamic estimates of the final game price. Trades are tracked with a novel tally sheet or game status board, and they are settled at the final game price when all items are revealed. The use of a subset of a pool of market-affecting items allows for probability-based strategy similar to popular card games like blackjack and poker. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285086 | Noble's - bid wiss - The object of the game is to Bid aggressively enough to discourage others from bidding while avoiding bidding so high that you get SET. Your aim should be to bid 10 or more, even with what might seam to be a poor hand with the hope that the kitty will bail you out. It goes against reason, I know, but to be successful in this game you must bid aggressively. Plus the bonus points don't begin until you bid 10 or more. The higher you bid, the more bonus points you can potentially make with a successful bid. Conversely the higher you bid the more difficult it will be to make your bid. Not to worry, the only penalty on a failed bid is you don't get any points, you can't loose any points so bid aggressively! Once a bid is secured, the other players combine against the Bidder, in an attempt to set him. Once it is clear that the Bidder is SET then the other players turn to an every man for himself strategy and begin competing for books. The Kitty does count as a book for the bidder. So on a 10 bid he really only has 9 more to get. The winner is the first player to reach 1000 points! | 2011-11-24 |
20110285088 | PYROTECHNIC CASSETTE - A pyrotechnic cassette contains a pyrotechnic, it can be shipped separate from a primer, then placed in a rigid housing, together with the primer so as to form a pyrotechnic clay pigeon, or the like. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285089 | Fluid Seal Assembly - A fluid seal assembly (the assembly) of the present invention is disposed between an outer surface, i.e. engine block or any other part that requires application of the assembly and a rotatable member, such as, for example a shaft, wherein the assembly circumscribes the shaft and lubricated the shaft and the same rotates around the axis. The assembly includes at least three members: a casing unit, a sealing ring unit, and a collar. The assembly eliminates problems associated with prior art designs such as static leakage of oil, clogging up the spirals with carbonized oil that negatively impact lifecycle of the fluid seals. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285090 | SEAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING PLATEAU AND CONCAVE PORTION IN MATING SURFACE FOR SEAL TOOTH IN TURBINE - A seal assembly for sealing a stationary component and a rotating component including a seal tooth mating surface for mating with a seal tooth, the seal tooth mating surface including a plateau portion for sealingly receiving the seal tooth during a steady-state operation of the seal assembly and a first concave portion adjacent to the plateau portion for receiving the seal tooth with a clearance during a first non-steady-state operation of the seal assembly, wherein the seal tooth is coupled to one of the stationary component and the rotating component and the seal tooth mating surface is coupled to the other of the stationary component and the rotating component. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285091 | Method for Applying Wear Resistant Coating to Mechanical Face Seal - Mechanical face seal rings having a metallurgically bonded wear-resistant coating on the wear surfaces thereof and methods for forming such coated components is taught herein. The face seal rings, which can be formed of a relatively inexpensive base metal or alloy, have a hard metal alloy slurry disposed on the wear surfaces and then fused to form a metallurgical bond with the iron-based alloy. The wear-resistant coating comprises a fused, metal alloy comprising at least 60% iron, cobalt, nickel, or alloys thereof. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285092 | SEAL DEVICE - A seal device where a seal lip reliably maintains shaft sealing relative to high-pressure fluid that is to be sealed and where the equivalent Mises stress occurring in the seal lip is reduced to extend the durable term of the seal lip longer. A backup ring has a tapered section continuously extending from a fixation section of the backup ring and also has a forward end section. A rounded surface (E) with a curvature radius (R- | 2011-11-24 |
20110285093 | SIMPLIFIED LOW INSERTION FORCE SEALING DEVICE CAPABLE OF SELF RESTRAINT AND JOINT DEFLECTION - A conduit coupling system, sealing device, bell and method of use are disclosed herein. The system comprises at least two piping components, and a sealing device. A first component has a bell and a second component has a spigot, the spigot is adapted to mate with the bell. The bell comprises a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the first component. The bell has a concave annular inner surface and a diameter of the annular inner surface adjacent to the first end of the bell is greater than a diameter of the annular inner surface adjacent to the second end of the bell. The sealing device comprises a locking segment comprising a convex outer surface and a K-type gasket coupled to a locking segment or a non-restraining anti-extrusion segment. The sealing device is adapted to fit between the bell and the spigot. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285094 | Ring Seal With Offset Centroids - A seal used with crimp-type couplings to provide a fluid tight joint has a ring that surrounds a point. The ring has a multiplicity of cross sections. Each cross section may have the same shape and area at every position along the entire length of the ring. Each cross section has a centroid. The ring is divided into portions. Each portion subtends an angle measured about the point. Each portion is characterized by the distance from the point to the centroids of the cross sections within the portion. Centroids of the cross sections in a first portion are positioned at the same distance from the point. Centroids of the cross sections in another portion are positioned at respective points different from the distance associated with the first portion. By offsetting the centroids leak paths are intentionally created before the joint is crimped to prevent false indications of a crimped joint. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285095 | FLUID PRESSURE APPARATUS - In a fluid pressure apparatus, a packing is constituted from an annular seal member made of an elastic rubber material, and support rings made of a material possessing low friction, which are mounted on an outer circumference of the seal member. The seal member includes, on an outer circumference thereof, a sealing projection, shoulder portions formed on both sides of the sealing projection, and concave grooves interposed between the shoulder portions and the sealing projection. The support rings include support surfaces on outer circumferences thereof, and engagement projections on inner circumferences thereof, such that by engagement of the projections in the concave grooves, the support rings are mounted on the seal member so as to surround outer circumferences of the shoulder portions. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285096 | SEALING JOINT WITH INTEGRATED MATING SURFACE - The invention relates to a sealing joint ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110285097 | DRILL CHUCK - A chuck including a body having a tail section and a nose section defining an axial bore. A plurality of jaws are movably disposed with respect to the axial bore and a nut is in threaded engagement with the jaws. A sleeve engages the nut so that rotation of the sleeve moves the jaws. A first ring defines a plurality of teeth and a second ring is rotatable relative to the nut over a limited arc and defines at least one pawl. In a first state, the second ring is non-rotatable relative to the first ring in both the opening and closing directions, and in a second state the first and second rings are rotatable about the body, and the second ring is rotatable relative to the first ring in the closing direction. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285098 | SANITARY BARRIER FOR USE IN STORE SHOPPING CARTS - The present invention is a sanitization barrier or cover and its method of use for use in store shopping carts (baskets) to be placed within the child seat portion of the carts and extended to further cover the cross-handle of the cart. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285099 | Folding Serving Wagon - A serving wagon having a main rectangular frame pivotally coupled to left and right front support members on one side of the frame and left and right rear support members on the other side of the frame. The support members are adapted to be positioned perpendicular to the rectangular frame or adjacent to and aligned with the side of the rectangular frame. The edges of top and bottom shelves having front and rear sections separated by a seam are pivotally coupled to the main frame to be in a closed position when in a vertical position, and connecting rods are pivotally coupled to the front and rear sections of the top and bottom shelves which transfer motion of one of the sections of a shelf to the same section of the other shelf. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285100 | Portable Multi-Station Voting Booth Cart - A portable voting booth having multiple voting stations or trays combined with a single voting cart. The voting cart includes portable voting booth trays that can be deployed from the voting cart with privacy shields that are formed integral and can be erected for privacy. Voting trays are placed at various levels to accommodate individuals of various heights, including individuals utilizing wheelchairs while also providing a compact storage configuration. Beneath the retractable voting stations is an area for storage of voting materials, allowing the materials to be assembled in a remote location and sealed within the utility cart for storage. The cart then can be moved to the particular locations for the voting procedure. Upon completion of the voting process the cart can be resealed with the cast ballots. Tracking systems are optionally employed to track the cart and/or contents of the cart. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285101 | AXLE ARRANGEMENT - An axle arrangement includes an axle member and an axle member bracket arranged on the axle member. A wheel suspension having a wheel carrier bracket is constructed in the form of a fork-shaped metal sheet and swingably supported on the axle member bracket for wheel alignment, with a wheel carrier being arranged on the wheel carrier bracket. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285102 | VEHICULAR L-TYPE SUSPENSION ARM - A vehicular L-type suspension arm is provided in which a wheel support part is provided on one end part of an arm main body, and a first vehicle body side linking portion and a second vehicle body side linking portion are provided in an intermediate part and on the other end part thereof respectively, wherein an arm main body (A) includes an upper half body (AU) having an inverted U-shaped cross-section and a lower half body (AL) that blocks the lower open end of the upper half body (AU), a first vehicle body side linking portion (AF1) is formed from front and rear support plates (SF, SR) each formed by press forming a plate material, these front and rear support plates (SF, SR) have base parts (SFa, Sra) that are integrally joined to each other, the base ends thereof being welded to an outside part of the arm main body (A), extremity parts (SFb, SRb) of the front and rear support plates (SF, SR) are arranged so as to be spaced from each other in the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction, and cylindrical bush support parts (P1) are integrally formed with the extremity parts (SFb, SRb) by burring on the same axis. Thus, the first vehicle body side linking portion can be prepared at light weight and low cost while ensuring a sufficient cross-section with a joined two-piece structure. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285103 | SPRING SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY - A spring suspension assembly ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110285104 | TOW HITCH ACCESSORY - The invention relates to a device for attachment to a tow hitch comprising a step including a platform and at least one step connecting portion, a base including at least one base connecting portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion which may be removably secured to the tow hitch, wherein the step connecting portion is removably attached to the base connecting portion. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285105 | Human powered personal transportation device and drive mechanism for same - A human-powered personal transportation device powered by pedals which are operated by the user with a stepping motion. The bottom surfaces of the pedals are curved, and serve to guide cable means which transfer the downward stepping force into torque on a rear drive wheel. The curvature of the bottom surface of the pedals is such that the rearmost point of contact between each pedal and its respective cable means is dependent upon the position of the pedal. This causes a variable distance between said rearmost point of contact and the axle of the drive wheel, which translates to variable torque. Thus the continuous transmission functionality is a natural result of the curved pedals. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285106 | BICYCLE SHOCK WITH EXTENSION ARMS - A bicycle frame can have a main frame, a sub-frame and a shock. The sub-frame can move in relation to the main frame and the shock can be used to regulate that relationship. A linkage connected to the main frame, sub-frame and shock can also be used to regulate the relationships and control the rotation. The shock can further have a pair of extension arms which connect to the linkage. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285107 | BREAK AWAY TOW HOOK - A tow hook assembly that includes a mount bracket, a tow hook having a towing end and a mounting end extending axially along a towing direction and through the mount bracket, a support bracket positioned proximal to the towing end of the tow hook and configured to support the towing end of the tow hook, and a fastener attached to the mounting end of the tow hook. The tow hook assembly is attached between the frame rail and impact beam of a motor vehicle such that the motor vehicle may be towed by the tow hook assembly and such that the tow hook assembly will break away from the motor vehicle upon application of a force which is less than a force required to activate an airbag. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285108 | HITCH MECHANISM - An improved hitch mechanism is provided that includes an elongated shaft for connecting with a ramp or trailer, and a mating member for connecting with a tow ball of a tow hitch. The mating member includes a chamber disposed therein for housing the tow ball in a first position and in a second position. When the tow ball is in the first position in the chamber, the mating member and the elongated shaft are rigid relative to the tow hitch. When the tow ball is in the second position in the chamber, the mating member and the elongated shaft are non-rigid relative to the tow hitch. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285109 | SPLITBOARD WITH TRUNCATED EDGING - A splitboard is disclosed comprising two longitudinal halves, each longitudinal halve comprising inner sidewalls partially wrapped in metal edging to reduce performance inefficiencies associated with metal edging spanning the length of the inner sidewalls. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285110 | DIRECTION CHANGEABLE STROLLER - A direction changeable stroller comprises a frame unit that includes a side leg frame and a push handle pivotable between front and rear positions. The side leg frame includes front and rear leg tubes, and front and rear wheel assemblies. Each of the front and rear wheel assemblies includes a wheel seat and a wheel. Each of the wheel seats includes a fixed portion connected fixedly to a corresponding one of the front and rear leg tubes, and a rotating portion connected pivotably to the fixed portion. The side leg frame further includes an automatic direction-limiting mechanism connected to the push handle such that, when the push handle is at a selected one of the front and rear positions, relative rotation between the fixed portion and the rotating portion of a corresponding one of the front and rear wheel seats is prevented. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285111 | Golf Bag Cart Foldable Device - A golf bag cart foldable device is disclosed, comprising: a bottom cart stand, having a plate joint at its top, where the plate joint is in pinned connection with a rear wheel frame at each of its two laterals, to connect to the rear wheels respectively, and is connected to a bag base at its bottom, where the bottom of the bag base is further joined to a front wheel frame, to connect to the front wheel; an upper cart stand, having a winding member at its bottom pivotally connected to the plate joint; a sliding chunk set, set up on the bottom cart stand, and available to slide along the bottom cart stand, which is made up of an active sliding chunk and a passive sliding chunk; a link set, made up of a plurality of links, connected to the upper cart stand, the bottom cart stand, the front wheel frame, the rear wheel frames and the sliding chunk set respectively, to form links between the upper cart stand with the bottom cart stand and the front wheel frame with the rear wheel frame; and a folding joint, set up on the winding member of the upper cart stand, having a buckle for the release of the folding joint first, and the upper cart stand is pulled, by means of the links between the link set with the sliding chunk set and the front wheel frame with the rear wheel frame, the simultaneous unfolding or folding of the upper cart stand, the bottom cart stand, the front wheel and the rear wheels can thus be accomplished, followed by a locking for the folding joint, to enable a mutual locking between the upper cart stand and the bottom cart stand, to facilitate the handiness in use. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285112 | FOLDING WAGON - A folding wagon has a folding frame with a stowed position and an open position. The folding frame comprises a pair of front and rear vertical support. The folding frame further comprises a pair of front supplemental links and a pair of rear supplemental links. A plurality of flatbed supports form a central flatbed support joint in the middle of the wagon. The central flatbed support joint folds upward when the folding frame is being configured into stowed position, and the plurality of flatbed supports are pivotally connected to the pair of front vertical supports and the pair of rear vertical supports. Wheels attach to the folding frame. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285113 | LOCATING STRUCTURE OF HANDCART - A locating structure of a handcart includes a main frame, two side rods and a locating rod. The main frame includes a pair of longitudinal rods. The two side rods are pivotally connected to the longitudinal rods of the main frames, respectively. Each side rod has a stop section which is spaced from the longitudinal rod. The locating rod is pivotally connected to the main frame. The locating rod has a pair of extension sections to engage with the stop sections of the two side rods when the two side rods and the locating rod are unfolded. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285114 | AIRBAG DEVICE - The present invention obtains an airbag device that can effectively protect an upper body and knees of a passenger by a simple airbag structure. An airbag that structures an airbag device for a passenger's seat has a main bag that restrains an upper body of a vehicle passenger from a front side in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a sub-bag that has a smaller volume than the main bag and that restrains knees of the passenger from the front side in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an inner tube that is folded-up together with the main bag and the sub-bag and is inflated and expanded within the airbag by a gas supply from an inflator. The inner tube directly supplies gas of the inflator to the main bag and the sub-bag respectively. A check valve is provided at a gas exit that communicates the inner tube with the sub-bag. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285115 | Roof Rail Side Air Bag With Tensioning Tether - A side airbag has a top edge mounted on the roof rail and is normally furled along the roof rail and stored within a housing. An inflator inflates the airbag so that the airbag unfurls downwardly from the roof rail and across the window opening. A tether is attached to at least one of the front edge and rear edges of the airbag. A tether tensioner mounted on one of the front pillar and rear pillar closest to the edge of the airbag having the tether. The tensioner has a piston slidable therein with a cylinder piston rod attached to the tether. An actuator slides the piston to tension and retract the tether, and a one-way ratchet mechanism locks the piston. Thus the tether will retain the airbag in its inflated position across the window opening and against the occupant force applied thereagainst. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285116 | AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT, ESPECIALLY A SIDE AIRBAG ARRANGEMENT, IN A VEHICLE SEAT - An airbag arrangement in a vehicle seat, especially in a backrest, comprising an airbag module composed of an airbag housing, an airbag, and a charge for unfolding of the airbag, and a guide pocket attached to a covering of the vehicle seat in the region of an opening line of the covering. The guide pocket guides the airbag, as it unfolds, to the opening line, and wraps around the airbag module and a component secured to the vehicle seat. The two front ends of the guide pocket are attached in the region of the opening line of the covering. The airbag module is secured to the component, and the guide pocket is placed from above or from below about the component and the airbag module and extends about the airbag module in a loop-shaped manner. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285117 | HEAD PROTECTINE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - At a time of deployment of an airbag, a rear portion of the airbag and a tension imparting member are prevented from hooking on an upper end of a quarter pillar garnish and impeding deployment of the airbag. An airbag ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110285118 | ROAD VEHICLE FRONT AIRBAG - A front airbag for a road vehicle; the front airbag having: a stowage compartment formed in a front portion of the dashboard of the road vehicle; a bag normally deflated and folded inside the stowage compartment; and a generator which is housed inside the stowage compartment, is connected to the bag, and inflates the bag in the event of collision; the inflated bag has a longitudinal depth that decreases substantially in a thrust direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the road vehicle. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285119 | SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SIDE AIRBAG - In a side airbag system ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110285120 | DEPLOYABLE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES WITH OVERHEAD GLASS - An active material-enabled overhead protection system ( | 2011-11-24 |
20110285121 | Miniature Ski Tote - The miniature ski tote of the disclosed invention is characterized by a carriage body, wheel and strap or other means to removably bind the carriage body to a pair of skis disposed in bottom-to-bottom relationship. The carriage has a bottom, sides and a rear together forming a channel open to the front and top of the carriage body. The channel is configured to receive the front or rear portion of side edges of the of a pair of skis which are disposed in bottom-to-bottom relationship to one another. A strap or other binding means is used to removably bind the carriage body to the skis. A wheel projects rearwardly and downwardly of the carriage body when the front of carriage body is angled upwardly, enabling a pair of skis engaged therewith to be transported by rolling the end to which the carriage is attached. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285122 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a label - A label has a coating capable of receiving printing or other indicia directly from a thermal printer. The label as manufactured has printed thereon indicia representing each of the seven days of the week. As applied to a container of perishable goods, the labels has obliterations over each day of the week except the day by which the contents of the container should be used or, if not used, disposed of. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285123 | Pre-Printed Sticky Notes and Methods of Use - Pre-printed sticky notes that are pre-printed with one or more messages, thereby enabling a user of the invention to decorate a home, office, or other structure or object with the sticky notes to convey a message or expression without writing the message herself. Because the notes are all printed with messages, a user of the invention can easily and rapidly place one, some or many such notes on the wall, object, or any other surface so as to decorate it, thereby sending a “loud” message or expression to the intended recipient. The user can also use a single sticky note, or larger amounts of the pre-printed sticky notes, to convey a message in a greeting card, letter, scrapbook, photo album, etc. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285124 | LUBRICATION COMPOSITION WITH AN ADAPTABLE COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION, FOR A THREADED ELEMENT OF A THREADED TUBULAR CONNECTION COMPONENT - A film-forming lubrication composition for make-up of threaded connections, intended to cover at least one threading (FE, FI) and a make-up abutment (BVM, BVF) of a threaded element (EM, EF) of a component (T | 2011-11-24 |
20110285125 | COUPLING APPARATUS FOR CHEMICAL FLUID FLOW CHANNEL - This invention provides a chemical fluid flow channel coupling apparatus that couples and decouples chemical fluid flow channels. The coupling apparatus includes a first coupling unit; and a second coupling unit. The first coupling unit includes a first chemical fluid valve member chamber and a first valve member configured to open and close a first chemical fluid opening communicated with the first chemical fluid flow channel; and a purging fluid supply control valve configured to open and close the purging fluid supply flow channel. The second coupling unit includes a second chemical fluid valve member chamber, and a second valve member configured to open and close a second chemical fluid opening connected to the second chemical fluid flow channel; and a purging fluid discharge control valve. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285126 | BARBED CONNECTION FOR USE WITH IRRIGATION TUBING - A multi-barbed connection suitable for use in connecting a piece of flexible irrigation tubing is provided, where one of the barbs is a circumferential barb configured for forming a generally fluid tight connection with the tubing and another of the barbs is a corner barb having one or more corners configured for biting into the tubing for at least partially assisting in retaining the tubing on the connection. The connection can be part of a fitting for fluidly joining multiple pieces of tubing or part of an irrigation device, such as a pop-up irrigation sprinkler. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285127 | VIBRATION RESISTANT FITTING ASSEMBLIES - Fitting assemblies are disclosed that include a threaded conduit and a releasable longitudinal restrictor comprising a compressible port securement. The threaded conduit can be configured to engage a complementary threaded portion of a fluid port and include a fluid channel traversing a longitudinal axis of the threaded conduit. The releasable longitudinal restrictor can engage an outer periphery of the threaded conduit and may be configured to advance along the longitudinal axis of the threaded conduit in a first direction towards the port while releasably restricting movement along the threaded conduit in a second direction, opposite the first direction. A leading edge of the compressible port securement may also be configured to engage an engaging surface of the port such that the compressible port securement compresses to permit spring-loaded advancement of the releasable longitudinal restrictor in the first direction and restrict rotational movement of the threaded conduit relative the port. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285128 | WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER - A wave energy converter has a shell, a pendulum pivotally positioned in the shell, a magnet thereon, a variable inductor positioned in the shell, a pendulum adjustor for changing a center of gravity of the pendulum, a motion sensor positioned in the shell, a position sensor connected to the pendulum, a rotation sensor connected to the pendulum, and a controller connected to the motion sensor and the position sensor and the rotation sensor. The pendulum has a magnet thereon. The magnet of the pendulum oscillates adjacent the variable inductor. The variable inductor can adjust the inductive capacity. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285129 | WIND TURBINE AND A METHOD FOR MONITORING A WIND TURBINE - According to the inventive concept, there is provided a wind turbine with at least one blade. The wind turbine comprises a first accelerometer mounted at a first radial position of the blade and being adapted to determine a first acceleration value, and a second accelerometer mounted at a second radial position of the blade different from the first radial position, and the accelerometer being adapted to determine a second acceleration value. The wind turbine further comprises a controller adapted to generate a signal based on said first and second acceleration values. There is also provided a method for monitoring a blade of a wind turbine. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285130 | Power System Frequency Inertia for Wind Turbines - A wind turbine system and method are provided. The wind turbine system includes a wind turbine operable to supply wind power to an utility system; a synchronous generator coupled to the utility system; a grid measurement device arranged for measuring the current and power that is exchanged between the synchronous generator and the utility system; a controller for adjusting the output power of the wind turbine as a function of the power and current that is measured by the grid measurement device; and a means of communication between the grid measurement device, controller and/or the wind turbine, wherein the wind turbine is configured to provide current and power to the utility system as a function of the measured power and current of the grid measurement device. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285131 | Rectifier-free Piezoelectric Energy Harverster and Battery Charger - A circuit for harvesting electrical energy from a piezoelectric source and for storing the electrical energy in a battery includes an inductor that is configured to store electrical energy. A diode bridge-free switching network is configured to: direct electrical energy from the piezoelectric source to the inductor during a first portion of a piezoelectric charge generating cycle; and direct electrical energy from the inductor to the battery during a second portion of the piezoelectric charge generating cycle. | 2011-11-24 |
20110285132 | VARIABLE SPEED MACHINE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A variable speed machine assembly includes an input shaft, a variable speed magnetically geared generator coupled to the input shaft, an electrical machine coupled to the input shaft, and a power converter coupled to the variable speed magnetically geared generator and the electrical machine. The power converter is configured to use electrical power output by the electrical machine to control a frequency of power output by the variable speed magnetically geared generator. | 2011-11-24 |