47th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100296797 | VIDEO SYSTEM - A video system ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296798 | Image Reproducing Apparatus And Imaging Apparatus - An image reproducing apparatus which reproduces a moving image includes a reproducing speed control unit which controls a reproducing speed of the moving image in accordance with an evaluation distance that is a distance between a plurality of specific objects in the moving image or a distance between a fixed position and a target object in the moving image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296799 | AIRFLOW DIRECTING STRUCTURE FOR HAND DRYERS - An airflow directing structure for hand dryers includes an airflow directing case, an air inlet, an air outlet, a heating means, an air intake means and a flow directing channel. The air intake means has a rotary axle which has one end fastened to air intake blades. The flow directing channel has an air intake passage communicating with the air inlet, a tortuous passage communicating with the air intake passage and an air exit passage with one end communicating with the tortuous passage and the other end communicating with the air outlet. The air exit passage and the air intake means are parallel in a juxtaposed manner, and located on the same side with the air intake blades and the air outlet. Thus total size of the airflow directing structure is smaller and the cost is lower, and an optimal heating speed can be achieved to improve drying efficiency. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296800 | FLUID HEATING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a fluid heating device which can instantaneously heat a fluid which is flowing for the purpose of supply or circulation. It comprises: a ceramic heater in the form of a flat plate having terminal lead wires for applying a power source; partition plates, to top and bottom of the ceramic heater, which allow the fluid which is to be heated to move towards the ceramic heater and which said partition plates have horizontal-movement fluid pathways such that fluid which has been heated by means of the ceramic heater is discharged; a flow path forming plate having a fluid through path such that the fluid on the horizontal-movement fluid pathways can move vertically to the fluid pathway of the next layer; an upper cover having an inlet hole for the supply of a fluid for heating the outside surface of the uppermost partition plate; and a final lower cover having an outlet hole for discharging the heated fluid onto the outside surface of the lowermost partition plate. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296801 | PORTABLE STUDIO - The present disclosure is directed to portable studio comprising a module with an interior and an exterior. The module includes a floor comprised of at least one panel; side walls detachably connectable to the floor, wherein the side walls are comprised of at least one panel; and a top detachably connectable to the side walls, wherein the top is comprised of at least one panel. The module includes side walls and a top that are comprised of a semi-translucent material that allows ambient light into the interior of the module. The module is configured to create studio-quality photos, videos, and sound recordings. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296802 | Self-zooming camera - The Self-Zooming Camera uses proximity detectors and/or motion detectors in the camera to detect the position of the camera/recording device relative to the operator's eye or face. At closest viewable distance to the face (approx. 6 inches), the zoom lens operates at it's widest angle or user-specified widest angle setting. At furthest extent from the face (arm's length, approximately 2 feet), the camera zooms to its longest telephoto extent or user-specified longest zoom setting. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296803 | Barrier apparatus and image pickup apparatus - A barrier apparatus of the present invention includes: a support section having an opening portion; a pair of support shaft sections provided around the opening portion; a pair of shielding members having a proximal end portion supported rotatably by the support shaft section, and a distal end movable into and out of the opening portion by the rotation; a pair of engaging sections provided on the pair of shielding members, respectively, each extending from the proximal end portion of the shielding member to a side closer to the center of the opening portion than the support shaft section, and spaced a predetermined distance apart from the distal end of the other shielding member in an optical axis direction of the optical path; and a driving section that engages the pair of engaging sections, and rotates the pair of shielding members by the rotation. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296804 | FOCUS LENS CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - Provided is a focus lens control apparatus, including: an evaluation signal acquisition unit for acquiring an evaluation signal indicating an in-focus condition from a high frequency component of an acquired image by causing an actuator to drive a focus lens; a detection unit for detecting a driving condition of the actuator; and a drive control unit for performing driving of the focus lens based on the evaluation signal and, after calculating an in-focus position from the evaluation signal, performing the driving of the focus lens under closed-loop control based on an output from the detection unit. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296805 | CAMERA HOUSING HEATSINK BRACKET SYSTEM - This invention provides a surveillance camera-housing system that dissipates heat from components mounted to heatsink brackets having flanges that press against inner walls of a camera housing. This ensures high thermal conductivity from the heat generating LED and electronics circuit boards and provides an easy assembly and self-locking mechanism for multiple boards on which are mounted components such as illuminators and power supplies requiring heatsinks, allows for easy optical alignment of LED and cameras, and is suitable for use in rugged and vehicle mounted environments. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296806 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling an image photographing apparatus includes checking a photographing mode of the image photographing apparatus, displaying a characteristic curve indicating a relationship between photographing conditions and a recommended region if the checked photographing mode is a manual mode to manually adjust the photographing conditions, and changing the photographing conditions if a user specifies any point of the characteristic curve or the periphery of the characteristic curve. Accordingly, it may be possible to implement the user interface which is conveniently and easily controlled. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296807 | Camera Holding Module and Device for Relief Shooting - The invention relates to a camera holding module for stereoscopic shooting, characterised in that it comprises: a carriage mobile in translation ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296808 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE 1+1 PROTECTION OF AN OPTICAL TRANSMISSION PATH - The present invention encompasses a method for 1+1 protection of an optical transmission path comprising a working path and a protection path that connect a first and second terminal node. In a working mode, an optical transmission signal is transmitted via the working path from the first to the second terminal node. At the second terminal node, the optical transmission signal is split into two optical sub-signals, and one of the optical sub-signals is sent via the protection path to a protection-path connection node as a working-path control signal. In the case of an interruption of the signal transmission via the working path, the protection-path connection node detects the absence of the working-path control signal and switches the system from the working mode to a protection mode in which signal transmission is conducted via a separate protection path. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICE PROTECTION - A method and apparatus for realizing service protection are provided. The method includes the following steps: determining paths corresponding to automatic protection switching (APS)/protection communication channel (PCC) overhead bytes that are available to all nodes in a service protection trail; selecting a path for service protection from the determined paths corresponding to the APS/PCC; and using the selected path for implementing the service protection. Therefore, it is ensured that several service protections using APS/PCC may coexist in an optical transport network (OTN) and different kinds of service protection can be easily distinguished from one another. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296810 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING DETERMINISTIC TRAFFIC IN A GIGABIT PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - A system and method are disclosed for transporting deterministic traffic in a gigabit passive optical network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Optical Line Termination (OLT) for exchanging data traffic in a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) having a controller programmed to generate a timeslot schedule for transport of a desired bandwidth of constant bit rate (CBR) data traffic by selecting one or more timeslots from periodic frame clusters operating according to a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) protocol. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296811 | OPTICAL ACCESS SYSTEM - There are provided multiple candidates for FEC codes selectable for each of the ONTs. An OLT is provided with: means for storing redundancy and a code length of each FEC code in a table; means for selecting an FEC code; means for encoding or decoding data using the selected FEC code; means for calculating a bandwidth in consideration for the FEC redundancy and the code length with reference to the table during band assignment calculation; and means for notifying the destination ONT of the selected FEC code. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296812 | Multi-channel optical device - The multi-channel optical device includes a demultiplexer in a laser cavity. The demultiplexer is configured to demultiplex a multi-channel light beam into a plurality of channels. The demultiplexer limits the wavelengths of the channels that are output from the laser cavity. The gain element includes quantum dots as the gain medium. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296813 | OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED CENTRAL EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus are provided for processing a composite optical signal formed of a sequence of time sectors obtained by time-division multiplexing a plurality of optical signals transmitted on a plurality of transmission channels of a shared optical access network. The method includes: taking account of a schedule for transmission of the plurality of optical signals in the access network, the schedule associating with a time sector an optical signal of the sequence and a transmission channel of the plurality of transmission channels used by the optical signal; recovering a set of representative performance parameters of the transmission channel associated with the time sector; and adaptively correcting the time sector using the set of parameters. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296814 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICAL DATA TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to a method and device for optical data transmission, in particular a method for transmission of data by means of digitised infrared signals. Data sequences are transmitted using a time-division multiplex access protocol with communication frames comprising single sequential windows with a given minimal bit transmission rate. At least one control impulse sequence is provided in each communication frame. According to the invention, the control impulse sequence is transmitted at a bit transmission rate which is lower than the minimum bit Transmission rate for the data sequence. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296815 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTERCONNECTING SAS DEVICES USING EITHER ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS - Methods and systems for encoding and/or decoding digital signals representing serial attached SCSI (SAS) out of band (OOB) signals exchanged over an optical communication between two SAS devices. A SAS OOB signal to be transmitted from a first SAS device to a second SAS device is first encoded as a digitally encoded signal representing the analog SAS OOB signal and then transmitted over an optical communication medium to another SAS device. A receiving SAS device coupled to an optical communication medium decodes a received digitally encoded signal to detect a received, encoded SAS OOB signal and processes the received SAS OOB signal when receipt is detected. The digitally encoded signal may comprise an idle word portion and a burst word portion to represent various SAS OOB signals. Further, the digitally encoded signal may be precomputed in a variety of disparity forms and stored in a memory for lookup and retrieval. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296816 | Flexible Distributed Antenna System - An apparatus and method for implementing a flexible distributed antenna system (DAS) head end are disclosed. A flexible DAS head end includes an RF conditioning module configured to be connected to one or more base station transceiver (BTS) devices and one or more low-power RF modules that are also part of the flexible DAS head end. In an example embodiment, the flexible DAS head end receives high-power digital-RF passband transmissions from its connections to the one or more BTS devices, and low-power digital-RF passband signals from the one or more low-power RF modules. The low-power RF modules, in turn, can receive input baseband signals from one or more baseband units (BBUs) in a wireless network, and then convert the input signals to the lo low-power digital-RF passband signals. The RF conditioning module constructs one or more superposition RF signals from the passband signals, and routes and transmits them to an array of antenna nodes. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296817 | ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION CONTAINMENT IN AN OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE - Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) containment assemblies for use in optoelectronic modules. In one example embodiment, an EMR containment assembly includes an EMR shield and a mounting spring plate attached to the EMR shield. The EMR shield includes a first substantially flat body defining at least one edge, a plurality of optical ports defined in the first body; and a plurality of fingers defined along at least one edge of the first body. The fingers are configured to bias against a housing of an optoelectronic module. The mounting spring plate includes a second substantially flat body defining at least one edge, an optical window defined in the second body, and a plurality of leaf springs defined along at least one edge of the second body. The leaf springs are configured to bias against an alignment guide positioned within the optoelectronic module. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296818 | COST EFFECTIVE OPTICAL TRANSMISSION WITH FAST RAMAN TILT TRANSIENT CONTROL - A method for cost-effective optical transmission with fast Raman tilt or other transient event control uses a combination of Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) and Raman fiber amplifiers (RFAs), where EDFAs are used as the primary optical amplifiers to compensate the span loss while the RFA (advantageously a forward-pumped RFA) is used only in some specific spans with a feed-forward control circuit serving as a fast Raman tilt transient compensator, the RFA also serving as an optical amplifier. A long haul optical transmission system using feed-forward controlled RFA's periodically spaced along its length, for example, when add-drop multiplexing is used, makes full use of the economics of EDFAs and the fast tilt transient control capability of a RFA enabled by an adjustable speed feed-forward or feed-back control technique. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296819 | Optical Receivers and Communication Systems - Optical communications systems and methods transmit signals through an optical medium at a rate associated with a symbol interval. Receivers are communicatively coupled to the optical medium, and receive the signals. The received signals are processed using a plurality of filters. Each filter is used sequentially, one per symbol interval, during a sequence of consecutive symbol intervals. In certain exemplary embodiments, the tap spacing is K/M times the symbol interval, where K is the number of filters used, and M is an integer greater than K. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296820 | FREE SPACE OPTICAL INTERCONNECT - A system such as a server ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296821 | RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC NOISE COMPENSATION IN PHASE MODULATED OPTICAL TRANSMISSION - A receiving apparatus and method for processing a differential phase shift keying signal carrying a plurality of symbols are disclosed to provide for improved compensation of linear and non-linear noise in phase modulated optical transmission. The receiving apparatus comprises an input unit for receiving electrical signals derived from an optical signal and a calculation unit for calculating a current value of a decision variable. The current value is indicative of a differential phase shift in the optical signal between a currently received symbol and a previously received symbol as a function of the optical signal power of the optical signal for the currently received symbol and at least one previous value of the decision variable. The receiving apparatus also comprises a decision unit for determining the differential phase shift from the current value of the decision variable obtained from the calculation unit to obtain the currently received symbol. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296822 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Failures of respective light emitting elements are detected without printing on a sheet. An image forming apparatus includes an optical scanning section including plural light emitting sections each including plural light emitting elements, plural photoreceptors which are provided correspondingly to the respective light emitting sections and on which electrostatic latent images are formed by emitted lights of the respective light emitting sections, developing sections to develop the respective electrostatic latent images formed on the respective photoreceptors with toners of different colors, a transfer target section to which respective images developed by the developing sections are transferred, a density detection section to detect densities of the respective images transferred to the transfer target section, and a failure determination section, in which when registration control is performed based on respective first test images transferred from the respective photoreceptors, the density detection section detects a density of a second test image formed on the transfer target section by causing a light emitting element included in a first light emitting section among the plural light emitting sections to emit light, and the failure determination section determines a failure of the light emitting element based on a detection result. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296823 | DUAL ENGINE SYNCHRONIZATION - A method of synchronizing the timing of a plurality of physically coupled print engines wherein the receiving sheet is inverted between a first and a second print engine including determining a position of one or more timing marks on a first primary imaging member in a first print engine having a first timing, directing a receiving sheet from the first print engine to a second primary imaging member in a second print engine having a second timing, determining an actual arrival time of the receiving sheet relative to a fixed position in the second print engine, and calculating an optimum timing offset using the one or more timing marks on the first primary imaging member, the actual arrival time of the receiving sheet and the distance of the non-printable area to the fixed position in the second engine. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296824 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING IMAGE - An image forming device includes an image carrier, an exposing part, a developing member; a developer reserving part; a detection part to detect a developer remaining amount; a first count part to count a rotation number of the image carrier; a second count part to count an exposing dot number; a first calculation part to calculate a print duty for a print sheet based on the rotation number of the image carrier and the exposing dot number; and a discarding part in which when the developer remaining amount is equal to or less than a standard remaining amount, and when the print duty is less than a standard duty, developer is to discard more than the case in which the developer remaining amount is more than the standard remaining amount. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296825 | DEVELOPMENT MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for monitoring development parameters of a liquid toner electrophotographic (LEP) printer, the method comprising defining an operational window for a current utilized by the printer and monitoring the current to determine a deviation of the current outside the operational window. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296826 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developer carrier being in contact with the image carrier and configured to develop the electrostatic latent image on the image carrier with a developer; a temperature humidity measurement unit configured to measure the temperature and humidity around the developer carrier; a pressure changing mechanism configured to change a pressure of a contact between the image carrier and the developer carrier; and a pressure controller operable to change, based on the temperature and humidity measured by the temperature humidity measurement unit, the pressure by controlling the pressure changing mechanism. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296827 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In an image processing system, a charging process for an executed print process is executed using one of a first charging method and a second charging method. Especially, when executing a print process of an image including a plurality of pages, it is determined before the start of the print process of the image including the plurality of pages on the basis of balance information managed in advance whether execution of the print process of the image including the plurality of pages is possible. When the first charging method is selected, execution of the print process is controlled on the basis of the result of determination. When the second charging method is selected, the print process is executed without determination. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296828 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes an image heater for heating an image on a recording material. The apparatus also includes a first temperature detecting member that detects a temperature of the image heating member, with the first temperature detecting member provided in a sheet processing region for a recording material of a minimum size. A controller is also provided for controlling electric power supply to the image heater on the basis of an output of the first temperature detecting member. Further provided is a second temperature detecting member is that is capable of detecting a temperature of the image heating member when the image heating member is contacted or is not contacted with a belt. A controller is also provided for controlling the image heating operation on the basis of the temperature of the image heating member. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296829 | ENGINE SYNCHRONIZATION WITH A SMALL DELTA TIME BETWEEN ENGINES - A method of synchronizing the timing of a plurality of physically coupled print engines using a small delta time increment. According to the first mode of practice, the second electrophotographic module, designated as E | 2010-11-25 |
20100296830 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a storage unit which stores job data of a reserved job, an image forming unit which executes an image forming based on the job data of the reserved job, a paper feeding unit which stores a paper to be supplied to the image forming unit, a display unit, a control unit which determines whether a type of a paper to be used in the reserved job is different from a type of a paper which is stored in the paper feeding unit or not, and allows the display unit display a job scheduling screen for displaying reservation information indicating a time required for an execution of the reserved job by including a predetermined notification when the control unit determines that the type of the paper to be used in the reserved job is different from the type of the paper which is stored in the paper feeding unit. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296831 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image forming apparatus which is capable of avoiding unnecessary switching operation to switch between a one-sided printing and a two-sided printing to improve print productivity. A printing mode is switched between a two-sided printing mode to continuously form images on first sides of a predetermined number of sheets and to alternately form images on second sides of sheets conveyed along a sheet re-feeding conveyance path and on the first sides of sheets fed from a sheet feeding unit, and a one-sided printing mode without using the sheet re-feeding conveyance path. It is determined that, when a one-sided print job is performed between a two-sided print jobs, whether the one-sided print job is performed in the two-sided printing mode as-is or in the one-sided printing mode, depending on whether the number of sheets continuously printed by the one-sided print job is more than a predetermined number. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296832 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND TRANSFER ROLLER BIAS SYSTEM - An image forming apparatus includes a chassis; an image carrier on whose surface a toner image is formed; a transfer roller configured to transfer the toner image formed on the image carrier onto to a recording medium and including a roller shaft and a transfer roller main body; a frame disposed inside the chassis; a transfer-roller supporting part configured to support the transfer roller and to move the transfer roller to a contact position and a spacing position; a terminal member configured to contact an end surface of the roller shaft and supply a voltage; and a terminal supporting member configured to rotatably support the terminal member with respect to the frame, wherein the terminal member rotates while following the movement of the transfer roller between the contact position and the spacing position, and wherein the terminal member maintains a contact state with the end surface of the roller shaft. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296833 | Image Forming Apparatus and Developing Cartridge - A developing cartridge includes a case having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, and a developing roller disposed between the first sidewall and second sidewall. The developing roller can include a developing roller shaft and a developing roller member configured to carry a developing agent thereon, the developing roller member disposed around the developing roller shaft. Also, the developing cartridge can include an electrode disposed on the first sidewall adjacent to the developing roller shaft, the electrode electrically connected to the developing roller member, and a driven coupling disposed on the second sidewall. The electrode can include, an extending portion extending in a direction away from the first sidewall. An outermost periphery of the driven coupling defines a projection plane projecting in a direction towards the electrode, wherein at least a part of the extending portion is disposed within the projection plane. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296834 | DISPERSED TONER REMOVING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In a dispersed toner removing method, a suction port of a suction duct is provided close to a developer carrying body, and a suction device is provided downstream of a suction route of the suction duct with a toner collecting device between the suction device and the suction duct. The dispersed toner at the development area is sucked and removed by the operation of the suction device during the process of development. The control factor related to toner dispersion amount is monitored, and the suction force of the suction duct is modified based on the result of monitoring of the control factor. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296835 | Charger - A charger includes: a discharge wire extending in a predetermined extension direction; an opposite electrode extending in the extension direction and facing to the discharge wire; a frame configured to support the discharge wire and the opposite electrode; and a cleaning member configured to move in the extension direction while slidably contacting with the opposite electrode so as to clean the opposite electrode. The cleaning member includes: a sheet-like member contacting with the opposite electrode; and a support member configured to support the sheet-like member. The sheet-like member has a distal end contacting with the opposite electrode, and a proximal end at an opposite end of the distal end. The support member supports the sheet-like member obliquely relative to the opposite electrode such that the distal end and the proximal end of the sheet-like member are arranged in different positions with respect to the extension direction. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296836 | Photosensitive member cartridge - A photosensitive member cartridge for use with an image-forming apparatus includes a photosensitive drum and a cartridge case comprising an upper wall, a bottom wall, a right side wall, and a left side wall. An outer surface of the upper wall faces upwards when the photosensitive member cartridge is installed in the image-forming apparatus. The right side wall extends upwardly from a right side of the bottom wall, and the left side wall extends upwardly from a left side of the bottom wall. The upper wall connects upper edges of the right side wall and the left side wall. A light-entrance portion is formed in the upper wall and is configured to allow a laser beam to pass through the upper wall and reach the photosensitive drum when the photosensitive member cartridge is installed in the image-forming apparatus. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296837 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND DETACHABLY LOADED PROCESS UNIT - A developing unit is detachably mounted on a photosensitive unit to form a combined unit called a process unit. In use, the process unit is loaded into an electrophotographic image forming device. A rotational shaft of a photosensitive drum projects out from the photosensitive unit. When the process unit is loaded into the image forming device from a top open space, both ends of the rotational shaft are engaged with a pair of guides formed in side walls of the image forming device and guided down along the guides. The process unit is accommodated in an accommodating section when both ends of the rotational shaft have been brought into abutment with stops at the ends of the guides and a trailing end of the process unit is rotated downward about the rotational shaft. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296838 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE DRUM OF A PRODUCTION PRINTING SYSTEM - A drum support structure of a production printing system is disclosed. The drum support structure secures a photoconductive drum within a printing system during operation. The drum support structure includes a plurality of ring members spaced in parallel along a longitudinal axis. The ring members have an outside diameter that corresponds with an inside diameter of the drum so that the ring members fit within the drum. The drum support structure also includes a plurality of connecting members that affix the ring members to one another. The drum support structure also includes an inner end cap that connects to an inner-most ring member through one or more connecting members and is adapted to contact one end of the drum. The drum support structure also includes an outer end cap that is adapted to fasten to an outer-most ring member and is further adapted to contact another end of the drum. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296839 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ITS CLEANER UNIT, AND CLEANER UNIT REPLACEMENT METHOD OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus in which occurrence of defective cleaning is prevented, replacement is easy, and occurrence of toner spillage can also be prevented. A cleaner unit of an image forming apparatus of the invention includes a cleaning member that is brought into contact with a toner bearing body in order to collect toner from the toner bearing body bearing the toner, a toner removal member to remove the toner from the cleaning member, and a waste toner storage part to store the removed toner, the cleaning member, the toner removal member and the waste toner storage part are integrally constructed into a unit structure, and the unit is constructed to be attachable to and detachable from the toner bearing body or a main body of the image forming apparatus. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296840 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR TONER CARTRIDGE FOR USE IN PRINTING APPARATUS - A driving device for a toner cartridge includes a cartridge body and a driving portion disposed on the cartridge body. A transmission mechanism is disposed in the cartridge body. The driving portion includes a driving motor and a controller. The controller receives signal transmitted from a controller unit of a printing apparatus to precisely control the operation of the driving motor. The driving motor is connected with the transmission mechanism. Through the driving action of the driving portion, the transmission load of the printing apparatus can be reduced and the stability of the printing system can be improved. Moreover, because the driving portion is built in the cartridge body, the gear transmission mechanism of the cartridge body can be simplified and malfunction can be solved. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296841 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A drive transmission device includes: a driving member configured to rotate by a first electric current and having an attracting portion configured to generate magnetic force by a second electric current; a driven member having an attracted portion, the attracted portion facing the driving member and configured to be attached to the attracting portion by the magnetic force, so that the driven member integrally rotates with the driving member when the attracting portion is coupled to the attracted portion; and a controller configured to control the first electric current and the second electric current, the controller configured to apply the first electric current and then the second electric current. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296842 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT - An electron emitting element of the present invention includes an electron acceleration layer that includes insulating fine particles but does not include conductive fine particles, the electron acceleration layer being provided between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode. This electron emitting element accelerates electrons in the electron acceleration layer and emits the electrons from the thin-film electrode, when a voltage is applied between the electrode substrate and the thin-film electrode. Accordingly, the electron emitting element of the present invention makes dielectric breakdown hard to occur. Further, this electron emitting element is produced easily at low cost and capable of emitting a steady and sufficient amount of electrons. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296843 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT - An electron emitting element of the present invention includes an electron acceleration layer sandwiched between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode, and the electron acceleration layer includes a fine particle layer containing insulating fine particles and a basic dispersant. This makes it possible to provide an electron emitting element which does not cause insulation breakdown in an insulating layer and which can be produced at a low cost. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296844 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, AND COOLING DEVICE - According to an electron emitting element of the present invention, an electron acceleration layer sandwiched between an electrode substrate and a thin-film electrode contains (i) insulating fine particles and (ii) at least one of (a) conductive fine particles having an average particle diameter smaller than an average particle diameter of the insulating fine particles and (b) a basic dispersant. The electron acceleration layer has a surface roughness of 0.2 μm or less in centerline average roughness (Ra). The thin-film electrode has a film thickness of 100 nm or less. As such, according to the electron emitting element of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the thin-film electrode to an appropriate thickness. Accordingly, it is possible to increase electron emission. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296845 | ELECTRON EMITTING ELEMENT, ELECTRON EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AIR BLOWING DEVICE, COOLING DEVICE, CHARGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRON-BEAM CURING DEVICE - The present invention provides an electron emitting element which has good energy efficiency and which is capable of controlling a value of current flowing in an electron acceleration layer and an amount of emitted electrons by adjusting a resistance value of the electron acceleration layer and an amount of generated ballistic electrons. An electron emitting element | 2010-11-25 |
20100296846 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER OR COPIER - In a method or control device for controlling an electrophotographic printer or copier that has at least two developer stations, during a print operation print data is used to determine which developer stations are needed for printing of the data. In the event it is established that a developer station was not need or will not be needed for a predetermined time span, the developer station is shifted into a standby state in which at least one part of mechanical actuators of the developer station is stopped. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296847 | TONER CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF RECYCLING TONER CARTRIDGE - An insertion passage | 2010-11-25 |
20100296848 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming method for fixing a toner image on a recording medium by passing the recording medium through a fixing nip defined between a first member and a second member under heat and pressure. The toner includes a specific amount of a shear buffer. The first and second members extend along respective first and second longitudinal axes, and have respective at least one convex portion curving outward and at least one concave portion curving inward with respect to each of the respective first and second longitudinal axes. At least one of the first and second members is heated, and the first convex portion engages the second concave portion and the first concave portion engages the second convex portion, to define the fixing nip therebetween. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296849 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device for fixing an unfixed image on a recording sheet passing through a fixing nip formed by pressing a pressing member against an inside surface of a pressure belt via a low friction sheet, so that an outside surface of the pressure belt presses against a fixing member, wherein the pressing member includes a first pressing part whose front-side portion is an elastic pressing part, and a second pressing part whose front face presses against a rear face of the first pressing part, the second pressing part has a side wall near an upstream portion of the first pressing part that is upstream from the front-side portion with respect to a rotation direction of the pressure belt, and an upstream end of the low friction sheet, upstream from the other end with respect to the rotation direction, is sandwiched between the side wall and the upstream portion. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296850 | SHEET INVERTER ADJUSTMENT IN A DUPLEX PRINTER - A method and related apparatus for inverting receivers in a plurality of physically coupled print engines by using an inverter such that one or more images are digitally printed on designated receiver sheets whereby all receiver sheets that can be inverted are inverted and those that cannot be inverted are not inverted. A skip frame is added to the first print engine preceding each noninvertible receiver sheets. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296851 | Sheet feeding device and electrophotographic image forming apparatus - A sheet feeding device incorporable in an image forming apparatus includes a sheet holder to hold a stack of sheets including an uppermost sheet, an endless belt, a charging member, a belt supporting unit including a drive roller and a driven roller, a moving mechanism to move the sheet holder, and a controller. The controller alternately controls the moving mechanism to move the sheet holder to a proximal position, the endless belt to contact the uppermost sheet held on the sheet holder, and the driven roller to rotate about the drive roller, to attract the uppermost sheet, and controls the moving mechanism to move the sheet holder to a distal position, the driven roller to rotate about the drive roller, and the endless belt to incline at a predetermined angle of separation, to separate the uppermost sheet from the multiple sheets. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296852 | Sheet feeding unit and electrophotographic image forming apparatus - A sheet feeding unit that can be incorporated in an image forming apparatus includes an endless belt and a charging member. The charging member charges the endless belt with an alternating voltage to attract a sheet to separate from multiple sheets and feed the sheet, and has an electrode contacting the endless belt at an angle thereto and between which a nip is formed. The endless belt and an interior surface of the charging member define a space across which electric discharge is performed to charge an outer layer of the endless belt. A distance of the gap and a length of the nip in the sheet conveyance direction define a basic charging region. The distance of the basic charging region is smaller than a distance of a unit charging region where the electric charge of identical polarity is held on the endless belt. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296853 | Hold-Down Device for Multiple-Ply or Integrated Forms in Printer Trays - A hold-down device is disclosed for holding down the leading edges of sheet materials, such as multiple-ply sheets or integrated forms, disposed in a tray of a printer in a horizontal or flat position prior to feeding the leading edge of the top sheet or integrated form into the printer feed mechanism. Because some sheet materials are prone to curling, which causes jamming in the feed mechanism or downstream in printing path within commonly used printers, the disclosed hold-down device maintains the leading edge of the top sheet in a flat or horizontal position so it can be reliably and evenly received in the feeder mechanism of the printer, thereby reducing the chances of jamming when sheet materials that are prone to curling, such as multiple-ply sheets or integrated forms, are being printed. The hold-down device includes a base with two ends. Each end may include a retainer or other means for detachably connecting the base to the paper tray of the printer. The base is hingedly connected to a pair of parallel arms. Each arm includes a distal end that engages or rests on the top sheet adjacent, but proximal to the leading edge of the top sheet to prevent curling. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296854 | MEDIUM TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A medium transporting device includes: a transporting path; a contacted member that is provided on the transporting path to be movable in a medium width direction orthogonal to a medium transporting direction; a line-up member on the transporting path that lines up a position of the medium by sending the medium transported on the transporting path to the contacted member to bring the end of the medium in the medium width direction into contact with the contacted member; a displacement amount calculation unit that sets on a downstream side of the line-up member in the medium transporting direction, and calculates a misregistration amount of the medium in the medium width direction; and a contacted position control unit that controls a position of the contacted member by moving the contacted member in a direction of reducing the misregistration amount. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296855 | HYBRID PRINTER-FEEDER MECHANISM - Hybrid printer feeder mechanism, using a commercial printer of any type, such as LED, ink jet, thermal or dot matrix, allowing both single sheet fed input and alternately, continuous and variable width printable medium feedstock, including automated feed and cutting control, with minimal integration of the print engine and feeder. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296856 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a first transport unit; a second transport unit that is installed in a recording portion side of the downstream from the first transport unit and transports the medium to an upstream side and the downstream side; a first transport path that guides the medium between the first transport unit and the second transport unit; a second transport path that reverses both sides of the medium; and a third transport path that is installed on the second transport path, the second transport unit reversely transports the medium to the upstream side at a transport speed V | 2010-11-25 |
20100296857 | Nail Enamel Applicator Having An Air-Tight Effect - A nail enamel applicator includes a resilient tube, an adaptor mounted on the top portion of the tube and having an upper end provided with a clamping hole and a guide portion, a pen head mounted in the adaptor and having an upper end provided with a tip extending through the guide portion into the clamping hole, a top cap mounted on the adaptor to cover the tip, and a brush having an upper end provided with a pipe inserted into an open lower end of the pen head and a lower end provided with multiple bristles. Thus, the tip is clamped by the clamping hole so that the clamping hole is sealed closely by the tip without producing a gap between the tip and the clamping hole to prevent air from being introduced into the tube. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296858 | DISPENSING PEN INCORPORATING A DOME SPRING ELEMENT - A dome spring element including a body having a first and second end and an axis, a bell-shaped wall at the first end defining a chamber with an opening into the chamber, a cylindrical wall attached to the bell-shaped wall at the second end; a rod attached to the body and extending through the chamber and extending axially outwardly from the opening; and the body being moveable from an extended position to a compressed position by application of a force along the axis, and capable of automatically returning to the extended position upon release of the force. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296859 | Microbes Detecting and Treating Toothbrush - A microbe detecting and/or treating toothbrush that includes a handle that comprises a head portion, a neck portion and a grasping portion, an upper surface and a lower surface; a plurality of bristles, positioned on and attached to the upper surface of the head portion of the handle and a dental hygiene device being parts of the handle, which comprises a dispensing aperture from which an effective amount of a disclosing and/or treating agent is dispensed and a dispensing mechanism comprising an actuator, which upon actuation, enables the dispensing aperture to provide an effective amount of a disclosing and/or treating agent, wherein the dispensing aperture and the dispensing mechanism of the dental hygiene devices are situated in the neck portion or the grasping portion of the handle. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296860 | Universal Framing Channel Mounting Bracket - An attachment system for securing conveyor components to a conveyor disposed between a pair of side guards. The side guards are U-shaped and have first and second side guard ends that extend perpendicularly from the opposite ends of a flat wall portion to a distal end. The first side guard end includes a first lip that defines a grooved portion. At least one framing channel extending between flat first and second channel ends is disposed between the first and second side guard ends. The first channel end includes a projection portion that extends from the first channel end to engage to the grooved portion to secure the first channel end adjacent the first side guard end. At least one tab extends outwardly from the second channel end to engage an end guard opening defined in the second side guard end to secure the framing channel to the side guard. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296861 | Integrated Joiner Improvements - An adjustable joining assembly is described that has particular application in knock down furniture, the joiner having a channel position on its lower surface that allows the joining to locate itself on to a screw thread and direct the screw thread towards an internal threaded gear section which upon rotation of the gear section provides a tightening of the joiner. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296862 | Through-Pivot with Flexible Elements and Spacecraft Comprising Such a Pivot - The through-pivot comprises a first ring and a second ring, one of the two rings being able to rotate about a longitudinal axis with respect to the other ring. The pivot further comprises at least one floating frame. The two rings are connected to the floating frame by at least one first set and, respectively, by at least one second set, of several flexible elements running in a direction that is transverse to the two rings. The floating frame may be made up of a ring in the form of a cylinder of revolution about the axis, or of ring portion, it being possible for the floating frame to be positioned either on the inside or on the outside of the rings indifferently. Application to the field of spacecraft such as satellites for the fine rotational guidance of at least one element or piece of equipment, in a predetermined direction of pointing. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296863 | TRANSMISSION MECHANISM FOR TONER CARTRIDGE - A transmission mechanism for a toner cartridge for use in a printing apparatus includes a transmission tenon provided with a plurality of radial ribs each having a first chamfer, and a transmission sleeve internally provided with a plurality of radial grooves. Each of the grooves includes a second chamfer at the opening end of the transmission sleeve. The number of the grooves is twice the number of the ribs, which provides more positions allowing the transmission tenon to engage with the transmission sleeve. Thus, the ribs can engage with the grooves more quickly and accurately, whereas the coupling of the chamfers can reduce contact interference and allows smoother movement transmission. The occurrence of malfunctions can be thereby reduced. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296864 | CRASH IMPACT ATTENUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A reusable energy-absorbing crash attenuator comprises a base, a rail disposed on and extending along a length of the base, and a plurality of energy absorbing modules slidably disposed on the rail. Each of the energy absorbing modules comprises a first module portion and a second module portion which are attached together. Each of the module portions comprise plastic, preferably high density polyethylene (HDPE), and have a combination of concave and convex curvature. A plurality of fender panels are disposed in adjoining end-to-end fashion along each side of the length of the crash attenuator. The fender panels are arranged to slide together in telescoping fashion upon impact of the crash attenuator by a vehicle. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296865 | Utilities Access Closure - A concrete lid for an in-ground utilities box includes a plastic reinforcement structure filled with concrete. The plastic reinforcement structure includes one or more plastic sidewalls that protect the edges of the lid from damage. The upper and lower surfaces of the lid are exposed concrete (with the exception of the upper and lower edges of the one or more plastic sidewalls). The one or more plastic sidewalls laterally surround a plastic reinforcement grid, which is centrally located between the upper and lower edges of the one or more plastic sidewalls. The one or more plastic sidewalls can be integrally formed with the plastic reinforcement grid. The plastic reinforcement grid reinforces the concrete lid, eliminating the need for separate reinforcement material. Support struts can be used to support the plastic reinforcement grid while wet concrete is being poured into the plastic reinforcing structure. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296866 | PAVER AND METHOD - In a paver F comprising a combustion engine M, in particular a diesel engine, of a primary driving aggregate P, functional units having hydraulic pumps | 2010-11-25 |
20100296867 | ROAD FINISHER - A road finisher ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296868 | ROAD PAVER - A road paver F having a primary driving aggregate P with a combustion engine M, particularly a diesel engine, the crankshaft | 2010-11-25 |
20100296869 | POWERED CONSTRUCTION GROUND COMPACTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING - A powered construction ground compactor for use by a worker compacting a construction foundation material. The powered construction ground compactor includes a lower foundation interfacer for interfacer engaging the construction foundation to be compacted, a powered compacting large moving mass, the powered compacting large moving mass forcing the foundation interfacer into construction foundation material to be compacted, an upper handle for holding by the worker compacting the construction foundation material, a handle moving mass vibration absorber, the handle moving mass vibration absorber including a moving mass, the moving mass movingly coupled to the upper handle wherein the moving mass oscillates relative to said compacting moving mass. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296870 | SUBIRRIGATION SYSTEM - A subirrigation system | 2010-11-25 |
20100296871 | TRENCH FOR STORING AND/OR SEEPING/RETAINING SURFACE WATER - Disclosed is a trench for storing and seeping or retaining or filtering surface water, comprising at least one trench member that is composed of several supporting elements which are interconnected by means of additional elements. Preferably, each supporting element is a frame element that is composed of interconnected profiled sections. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296872 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR THE SUBTERRANEAN SUPPORT OF UNDERGROUND CONDUITS - In one exemplary embodiment, curved sheet pile is driven underneath an existing conduit using a pile driver guided hydraulically by an excavator or other heavy machinery. By vibrating the curved sheet piles, the soil is placed in suspension, which allows the piles to be directed through the soil along an arcuate path that has a curvature that substantially matches the radius of curvature of the piles. Once the pile is positioned as desired, each individual pile sheet can be welded to one another to form a unitary structure. In one exemplary embodiment, the curved sheet pile is inserted beneath a conduit using a vibratory pile driver that rotates about a fixed pivot element on an excavator or other heavy machine for positioning the pile driver to advance the curved sheet pile along a fixed arc. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296873 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING A TOPSIDE MODULE ON AN OFFSHORE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - Method for installing a topside module on an offshore support structure that in use comprises at least one support leg that extends a height above the water level. The method comprises the steps of supporting said topside module on a barge in a position adjacent to said at least one support leg and de-ballasting the barge to lift the topside module a height above water level. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296874 | Portable Dock System - A portable trailer dock system features a floating dock assembly pivotally mounted atop a trailer frame to allow elevating of a free end of the floating dock assembly above the corresponding distal end of the trailer opposite the towing end thereof so that the dock can be held above the water surface when the trailer is backed into a body of water to temporarily install the dock thereat. In another embodiment, the connection between the dock and trailer is releasable to allow floating of the dock further out over the water. Another embodiment features a cover disposed over an a-frame neck of the trailer and a pair of extensions pivotally mounted to opposite sides of the neck for selective pivoting into deployed positions cooperating with the a-frame cover to form a walkway between the dock and the towing vehicle. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296875 | UNDERWATER FOUNDATION - A method of installing an underwater foundation, suitable for use in supporting or anchoring wave or tidal energy capture devices is provided. The method comprises providing a foundation unit ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296876 | CAISSON STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR PRECISELY AND STABLY SINKING THE CAISSON STRUCTURES INTO GROUND - A caisson structure including enclosed well walls with internal surfaces and external surface placed opposite to the internal surfaces is provided. A plurality of frame beams are provided between the internal surfaces and mutually intersected in a horizontal plane and a vertical plane. A bottom frame beam is provided close to a lowest end of the well walls. The internal surfaces are provided with internal support blocks at a first height, and the external surfaces are provided with external support blocks at a second height, with the second height greater than the first height. A bottom surface of the bottom frame beam is a plane without cutting edges, and the lowest end of the well walls is formed with cutting edges having an inclined surface. A method of sinking the caisson structure into the ground exactly is also provided. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296877 | PRODUCT INCLUDING CELLS FORMED BY BAND STAPLING AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A CELLULAR PRODUCT - The cellular structure product in honeycomb form is made by assembling superposed bands of the same width. Two adjacent bands are attached to one another by a plurality of first series and second series of staples. Each of the cells of the product breaks down into two opposite portions belonging to two adjacent bands, these two portions being connected together at the edges of the cell by a first series and a second series of staples aligned according to the band width. The alignment of staples of each of the series can be done across the band width by a stapler fitted with an anvil holder offset laterally, after positioning of the anvil of the stapler under two adjacent bands. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296878 | Boot for Geosynthetic Layer - A boot for attaching a geosynthetic layer to a vertical member in a soil, where the geosynthetic layer extends substantially horizontally outwardly from the vertical member. The boot includes a stack of flexible rings. Each ring has an inner edge defining a center opening larger than the horizontal cross section of the vertical member and an outer edge, and is secured around its inner edge to the inner edge of a ring adjacent one side and around its outer edge to the outer edge of a ring adjacent its other side. The bottom ring of the stack of rings is adapted to secure to the geosynthetic layer. A securement ring is secured around the top ring of the stack of rings and has a center opening adapted to be secured to the vertical member. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296879 | SYSTEM TO TRANSPORT SOLIDS IN LIQUID MEDIA - A system to transport solids in liquid media, especially in the field of maritime and land transportation of fruits or vegetables in the agricultural produce area, or of any product having to be transported in liquid media for their protection against environment and the medium. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296880 | PNEUMATIC MATERIAL CONVEYING SYSTEM - A pneumatic material conveying system, particularly a waste conveying system, which conveying system comprises at least one feed point ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296881 | Universal Cutter Structure - A universal cutter structure includes a double-headed screw made of tungsten steel or steel. The double-headed screw has outer threads at front and rear sections thereof and a positioning block at a middle section thereof. The front and rear sections of the double-headed screw are screwed to an upper threaded trough of a cutter rod and a lower threaded trough of a cutter head, respectively. The positioning block engages with the cutter rod and the cutter head directly or indirectly such that the parts are tightened to be a one-piece cutter. When the double-headed screw is removed, the cutter rod is able to be coupled with a screw and a positioning block provided at a distal end of the cutter head. The present invention provides a better steadiness for processing and is convenient for replacement. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296882 | Cutting Tool and Cutting Method - A cutting tool of the invention is equipped with a cutting insert comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface connected to the upper surface and the lower surface, and an upper surface side cutting edge and a lower surface side cutting edge formed at an intersection portion between the upper surface and the side surface and at an intersection portion between the lower surface and the side surface, respectively; and a holder comprising at a front part thereof an insert pocket to which the cutting insert is attached. The insert pocket comprises a bearing seat surface against which the lower surface of the cutting insert abuts, and is opened into a front surface and a side surface of the holder, respectively. At least one of a first intersection portion lying at an intersection portion between the bearing seat surface of the insert pocket and the front surface of the holder, and a second intersection portion lying at an intersection portion between the bearing seat surface of the insert pocket and the side surface of the holder, lies more outward than the lower surface side cutting edge of the cutting insert. A cutting method using the cutting tool is also provided. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296883 | Cutting Tool Coated with a Diamond-Like Carbon Multilayer - A coated cutting tool is at least partially coated with a diamond-like carbon (DLC) multilayer of alternating DLC layers and metal nanolayers sandwiched between the DLC layers. The nanolayer comprises a metal or a metal alloy comprising two or more elements selected from of groups IVB, VB, VIB of the periodic table, Al, and Si. Each DLC layer has a thickness of at least 0.2 microns thick and the coating has a thickness of from about 0.5 microns to about 30 microns. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296884 | DRILL - A holder of the present invention has a first insert pocket and a second insert pocket at the tip end thereof. The first insert pocket is located closer to the central axis thereof than the second insert pocket. The axial rake of the first insert pocket is larger than the axial rake of the second insert pocket. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296885 | Pushing Structure of a Metal Work Drilling Tool - A pushing structure of a metal work drilling tool includes a drill housing, a drill assembly, a push part and a feed trigger. The drill assembly is constituted by a drill bit, an extension rod and a power device. When drilling needs to be conducted, the feed trigger is pressed to drive the drill assembly forward that the drill bit gently contacts with the object for drilling; next, the drilling tool is activated and the feed trigger is pushed, then drilling force can be controlled effectively to improve a drilling efficiency and reduce a chance that the drill bit is broken due to percussion. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296886 | METHOD FOR MACHINING WORKPIECES ON A CUTTING MACHINE TOOL - In the case of a method for chip-removing machining of workpieces ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296887 | DRILL - A drill is disclosed. The includes a drill head made of hard metal and a shank made of steel to which the drill head is fastened integrally. An underside of the drill head is roughed with multiple depressions and/or elevations, the height of which is a maximum of 15 percent, preferably 10 percent of a height of the drill head. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296888 | METHOD OF PLACING BOTTOM BLOCK, BLOCK-TRANSFERRING TOOL AND MACHINE TOOL PROVIDED WITH THE TOOL - A method of placing a bottom block includes: placing bottom blocks on a block storage area in which a spindle can hold the bottom blocks; attaching a block-transferring tool to the spindle, the block-transferring tool having a main shaft attachment attached to the spindle and a block holder for holding the bottom block; and holding the bottom blocks by the block holder of the block-transferring tool and placing the held bottom blocks on a predetermined workpiece placing position on an upper surface of a table by relative movement. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296889 | Device and method for milling of materials - Device and method for milling of materials including a milling cutter body including a first end portion and an opposite second end portion. The first end portion is connected to a rotatable spindle and the second end portion is provided with at least one cutting edge. The milling cutter body defines a longitudinal axis and is provided with an axial recess, wherein at least one mass element is arranged in the recess. The axial position of the mass element in relation to the milling cutter body is tuned by use of tuning members included in the device for the tuning of the natural frequency of the device. The mass element is axially locked in relation to the milling cutter body by use of lock members included in the device, in order to optimize the natural frequency of the device for the milling operation in question. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296890 | LOW-PROFILE WHEEL CHOCK ASSEMBLY - A low elevational profile of each of a pair of first and second wheel chocks for restraining a current “low-drag” motor vehicle in a carrier, such as a railway car, is derived from each wheel chock having an internally webbed, elongated stepped-box body terminated with a relatively short rectangular box having its inner wall integrally formed with the stepped-box body. The body of the first chock is essentially a mirror-image of the second chock body. The low profile of a wheel chock allows each to be positioned under a vehicle the rocker panel of which has its lower edge only 148 mm (5.82 inches) above the surface upon which the vehicle's tire rests, so that the installed chock height is reduced to 47.6 mm (1.87″) under the components of the vehicle's body. The assembly may include a pair of “active” chocks; or, one active chock and one anchor chock. A single window in the upper portion of the stepped-box provides access for a strap of a wheel harness, which strap is wrapped around a torque tube in an active chock. The torque tube in one chock is rotatable in a direction opposite to that of the torque tube of the other chock. With a pair of active chocks, hooks on straps of a prior art harness are eliminated because it is difficult and time-consuming to manipulate a tire harness with its straps and hooks to secure the tire between the wheel chocks. When one chock is an anchor chock, one end of the strap is provided with a hook which is anchored to a rod or tube which is substituted for the rotatable torque tube. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296891 | Anchor Nut Made of Fibre Reinforced Plastic - The invention relates to an anchor nut ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296892 | Nut looseness indicator and dust cap - This nut torque indicator cover includes a cover piece that is joined to an indicator piece. It is fastened to a nut/bolt assembly primarily by pressing it down onto and over the exposed threads of the bolt so that the indicator piece registers with the hex portion of the nut. A snap fit design is incorporated into the nut torque indicator cover such that the cover piece and indicator piece can rotate relative to each other. The cover piece fastens securely to the external threads of the bolt providing protection to the threads, while the indicator piece, secured by the hex flats of the nut, indicates the nut circumferential position, allowing an indication of any torque loss. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296893 | NUT RETENTION DEVICE - A device for retaining nuts wherein it includes a lower part generally annular in shape and with a diameter intermediate in size between the diameter of a threaded rod to be inserted into the nut and the outside diameter of the nut, an intermediate part forming a support washer for a lower face of the nut and an upper part fitted with means of retaining the nut. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296894 | SCREW FASTENING UNIT - A screw fastening unit, which fastens a first member and a second member together, is provided. The screw fastening unit includes a screw member which includes a screw head from which a support portion extends in a fastening direction in which the screw member is fastened for supporting the first member, and a screw thread coupled to the screw head and which passes through a first penetrating hole formed through the first member; and a screw receiving member configured to receive the screw thread and which extends in a direction opposite to the fastening direction through a second penetrating hole formed through the second member and passes through the first penetrating hole. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296895 | LOST COST/HIGH PERFORMANCE BLIND FASTENER - A blind fastener is provided comprising a core bolt comprised of a bolt shaft and a bolt head. A metal sleeve is included comprising a rigid cylindrical base and a malleable cylindrical tail, the metal sleeve is positioned around the bolt shaft with the malleable cylindrical tail in communication with the bolt head. A travel stop feature is formed on the rigid cylindrical base opposite the malleable cylindrical tail. A drive feature includes a threaded bolt section extending from a foot end of the bolt shaft and a drive nut rotatably thereto. The drive nut allows the core bolt to be pulled within the metal sleeve such that the bolt head compresses the malleable cylindrical tail to form a retention button. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296896 | Composite Sealing Device - An annular sealing device is provided that includes a composite material having a substantially rigid substrate with both a first major surface and a second major surface, and also of a shape where the substantially rigid substrate is configured to extend out of a plane parallel to a sealing surface at an angle. The annular sealing device also includes a polymer layer overlying at least one of the first major surface and the second major surface. | 2010-11-25 |