50th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080303247 | Accessory for a locking assembly - A device for use with an anti-theft locking assembly which comprises an enclosure, a noise emitter mounted within the enclosure, a battery, and a control circuit, an actuator extending externally of the enclosure and being designed to be plugged into a first actuator receptor on a towing vehicle or a second actuator receptor on the locking assembly, the noise emitter being activated when the actuator is unplugged from one of the receptors. The device will strongly remind the user that the anti-theft locking device is to be connected. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303248 | PORTABLE SHOPPING CART PORT-A-CART - A portable shopping cart with foldable front legs and retractable back legs that permits the shoppers to easily unload the cart from the back of their Mini-van or SUVS and load it back to the vehicle, filled with groceries, with a minimum effort. The top part is a plastic rectangular basket or container with inside compartments that will permit the proper separation of different types of products so these will be well protected. It also includes some removable containers that fit in some of the compartments and are made of thermal materials to keep the dairy food and fresh food in good condition while is being transported. The basket is mounted on a metallic frame that holds the two sets of legs with wheels. The front of the basket is also equipped with a set of two wheels intended to hold the front of the cart and guide it inside the vehicle while the front legs are folded. The two front legs fold when the cart is pushed inside the vehicle and open when the cart is pulled out of the vehicle. The two back legs are telescopic designed to be retracted inside the basket when the cart is pushed in to the vehicle, and drop down when the cart is pulled out of the vehicle, by a spring mechanism. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303249 | Trailer - A trailer including: (i) a trailer frame supported by ground engaging wheels; (ii) an auxiliary drawbar pivotable from a retracted inoperative position to an extended or towing position located behind the trailer frame; and a (iii) main drawbar to a prime mover. There is also provided a pivot frame pivotally attached to the trailer frame by pivot attachment means which may extend from an extended leading position for maintenance apparatus to a retracted transportation position. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303250 | Anti-collision air bag for protecting articles in a trunk - The present invention discloses an anti-collision air bag for protecting articles inside a trunk, which comprises an air bag. The air bag has an inflation inlet, and the inflation inlet has a trumpet shape with the larger opening thereof arranged outside and has a check valve. The anti-collision air bag of the present invention is placed inside a trunk to cushion the articles inside the trunk and prevent the articles from damage. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303251 | ARRANGING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTS - A structure of arranging interior components of a vehicle is provided. The structure includes a panel member extending along a side of a roof of the vehicle, and a bracket having a fixing base attached to the panel member, a first attaching base to which a first interior component is attached, and a bent piece connecting the fixing base and the first attaching base. The bent piece includes a sideward extending portion which inwardly extends in a width direction of the vehicle from the fixing base, and a downward extending portion which downwardly extends from the sideward extending portion and to which the first attaching base is connected. A second interior component is arranged between a space surrounded by the panel member and the bent piece. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303252 | Strechable Webbing, Inflatable Belt, and Inflatable Belt Apparatus - A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in preventing slippage between yarns and fray while ensuring webbing rigidity. One embodiment includes a stretchable webbing having a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant and an inserting yarn of the stretchable webbing having a first filament element and a second filament element which extend adjacent to and parallel with each other, where the second filament element is composed of a low-fusing point fiber having a fusing point lower than that of the first filament element. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303253 | Strechable Webbing, Inflatable Belt, and Inflatable Belt Apparatus - A technology for a stretchable webbing is provided including a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, which is effective in ensuring the webbing rigidity and achieving the reduced product width of the webbing. In one embodiment, the stretchable webbing includes a long inflatable belt for restraining a vehicle occupant, a weft yarn of the stretchable webbing having a first filament element and a second filament element which extend adjacent to and in parallel with one another, where the first filament element and second filament element have different heat-shrinkage ratios. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303254 | SENSOR INTEGRATION FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT - A system and method for deploying one or more airbags in a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a passive detection device, an active detection device and a controller. The passive detection device is configured to present one or more passive signals indicative of the motion of the vehicle after the vehicle has experienced an impact. The active detection device is configured to present suspension information related to the vehicle that is indicative of the motion of the vehicle prior to the vehicle experiencing an impact. The controller is configured to predict vehicle impact and deploy the airbags in response to the suspension information and the one or more passive signals. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303255 | INFLATOR FOR AN AIR BAG - An air bag inflator has a cylindrical housing defining an internal space therein and having a convex portion protruding towards the internal space, and a cup member provided inside the cylindrical housing and having a cylindrical wall, provided with a vent hole that communicates inside the cup member with a space defined by the cup member and an inner surface of the cylindrical housing, and an end wall closing a first end of the cylindrical wall. The cup member is supported inside the cylindrical housing by making contact with the convex portion. An inflator assembly method includes, forming the convex portion, providing the cup member, and inserting the cup member inside the internal space of the cylindrical housing, such that the cup member abuts the convex portion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303256 | AIRBAG CUSHIONS WITH GAS DEFLECTORS AND OPTIONAL VENTING FOR OUT-OF-POSITION CONDITIONS - An airbag cushion is disclosed for use in automotive protective systems. The airbag cushion includes at least one gas deflector which directs gas to a closeable vent to allow gas to be vented out of the cushion when an obstruction is encountered. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303257 | AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag apparatus including: an airbag; a vent hole; a plurality of rupture joining parts which join the base fabric pieces in a manner breakable by the high-pressure gas expansion; and a vent hole cover having a connecting part at which the vent hole cover is connected to the airbag by the rupture joining parts, wherein: the airbag has an outer expansion part provided at a position outside the finishing-ends of the rupture joining parts; the plurality of rupture joining parts are rotationally symmetric to each other about the center of the base fabric pieces, and partially overlap each other in the circumferential direction; and the connecting part of the vent hole cover is provided in the vicinity of a middle position of the two finishing-ends of an adjacent pair of the rupture joining parts. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303258 | MOTORCYCLE SWING-PREVENTING DEVICE - A motorcycle swing-preventing device includes a fixing base mounted on the steering shaft of a motorcycle head. A connecting member has its universal bearing pivotally combined with the fixing base. A swing preventer is disposed with a connecting base having a universal bearing secured with the connecting member. A positioning base is fixed on the motorcycle head, and the damping rod of the swing preventer has one end pivotally combined with the positioning base. Thus, the universal bearing on the connecting base is kept immovable and the swing preventer has its fulcrum shifted to the universal bearing of the connecting member for shortening its swing stroke. The swing preventer can also have its fixing base extending outward properly to form a connecting base with a universal bearing pivotally combined with the fixing base. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303259 | TOWED VEHICLE PROTECTION DEVICE - A protection device for a towed vehicle. The protection device includes a moveable support. The moveable support is adapted to be coupled with a towing vehicle member. A fixed support is adapted to be coupled with a towed vehicle member. A flexible material is coupled between the moveable support and the fixed supports. A biasing device is coupled with the moveable support. The biasing device allows the moveable support to move and maintains the flexible material in a taut condition. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303260 | PAWL AND RATCHET ASSEMBLY ADAPTED FOR INDIRECT SENSING OF PROPER OPERATION - An apparatus for monitoring operation of a ratchet-based locking mechanism. The apparatus includes a ratchet and a pawl with a protrusion for engaging the ratchet during contact between the pawl and the ratchet teeth. The apparatus includes an elongated member or amplification arm extending from the pawl. The elongated member includes a base linked to the pawl and a tip spaced apart from the base. The elongated member is linked to the pawl to move when the pawl is displaced relative to the ratchet. The apparatus includes a sensor sensing displacement of the tip of the elongated member, which is greater than the pawl displacement, and the apparatus includes a processor monitoring displacement of the elongated member to indirectly monitor movement of the pawl protrusion during forward motion of the ratchet to verify the locking mechanism is working properly and the pawl will engage the ratchet to block reverse motion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303261 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DAMPENING SEAT BELT LATCH VIBRATION - According to one embodiment of the present invention a seatbelt system is provided having a seat belt with a latch slidably disposed thereupon and operable to connect with a buckle to fasten the belt, having a pillar extending within the vehicle and covered by a garnish and having a protrusion extending from the garnish configured to support at least a portion of the latch when the belt is retracted and unfastened such that the latch is restrained from rattling during vehicle travel. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303262 | SEAT DEVICE - A tensioner mechanism that winds a webbing to restrain a passenger seated in a seat when a vehicle crash is detected is provided near the seat. A headrest body is provided to protect the passenger at the vehicle rear crash. A drive mechanism is coupled to the tensioner mechanism via a connection member, and configured to drive the headrest body in accordance with a webbing-winding operation of the tensioner mechanism. Accordingly, the seat structure can be simple. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303263 | Book - A new book has a single fundamental element to be learned by the child (such as a single letter of the alphabet, or a single number, or a single color) on the front cover. The internal pages bear images associated with the element, such as words that are spelled with the letter, or images of products that have the color. Magnetically-attracting elements are included in both the spine of the book and a flap that is attached to a fore-edge side of one of the covers. These elements allow the books to be linked side-by-side. A collection of books can be offered as a set, with a separate book for substantially each of the letters of the alphabet. A child can link the books together to spell words. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303264 | EXTENDED TAB LABEL WITH BACKING LINER - A pharmaceutical label for placement on a on a medicinal container, the label includes a front printing face having an adhesive backing and a length that is substantially greater than a perimeter of the medicinal container. The adhesive backing covers substantially an entire area of a backside of the front printing face. A backing sheet liner covers the adhesive backing. The front printing face has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a length corresponding substantially to the perimeter of the of the container. A border is between the first portion and the second portion. The border defines the length of the first portion. The backing sheet liner has a liner score line formed therein corresponding to the border for removing the backing liner from the first portion and for defining an intact portion of the backing liner on the second portion. The second portion projects from the container when the first portion is attached to the container. The first portion and the second portion have information thereon. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303265 | LABEL SHEET FOR EXTENDED TAB LABEL - A label sheet for making a pharmaceutical label for placement on a medicinal container, the label sheet includes a front printing face having an adhesive backing and a length that is substantially greater than a perimeter of the medicinal container. The adhesive backing covers substantially an entire area of a backside of the front printing face. A backing sheet liner covers the adhesive backing. The front printing face has a score formed therein defining a first portion and a second portion of the front printing face. The first portion has a length corresponding substantially to the perimeter of the container. The score defines a border between the first portion and the second portion, whereby the second portion projects from the container when the first portion is attached to the container. The backing sheet liner has a liner score line formed therein corresponding to the score in the front face for removing the releasable backing liner from the first portion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303266 | COUPLING APPARATUS - An apparatus configured to a downhole tubular to a pump. The apparatus comprises: a body portion having a bore; a locking assembly comprising at least one locking member pivotally mounted to the body portion so as to permit the locking member to be pivoted between an open position in which the downhole tubular can be inserted into the bore of the body portion, and a closed position in which the locking member engages the downhole tubular so as to lock the downhole tubular in the bore of the body portion. Fixing means is provided for fixing the looking member in the closed position. A method of drilling a wellbore using a borehole casing. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303267 | Fluid flow connector permitting forceful lateral separation - A fluid flow connector comprises a connector body which carries a first connector tube having a lumen for receiving a second connector tube when the connectors are joined. The first connector tube has a lumen and a lumen wall. The first connector tube typically has an end portion that carries a plurality of circumferentially spaced, outerwardly extending lugs to engage the second connector tube when connected. The fluid flow connector is made of a plastic having a flexural modulus that is low enough to allow deformation, permitting a connected, engaging second connector to pop loose from connection with the fluid flow connector when laterally struck, rather than breaking the fluid flow connector. Also, the first, fluid flow connector may optionally be frictionally retained in a retracted position where fluid flow is blocked through the connectors by a skirt of the second connector, which skirt has an inner diameter in frictional engagement with radially outer surfaces of the lugs of the first connector, for frictional retention of the connectors. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303268 | Fluid transport system - A fluid delivery system for a fluid distribution system such as a manure distribution inlet. The invention provides an improved coupling between a supply hose and the newer distribution implement includes an angled pipe coupled to a first collar and a second collar. The collars define keyways within which rotate an annular key provided around an inlet pipe and an annular key provided around an outlet pipe. The inlet pipe, outlet pipe and angled pipe are preferably constructed of polished steel to reduce the wear associated with constant rotation of the pipes relative to one another. The combination of the keyways and polished steel construction allows the pipe to be rotated constantly with only a minimum amount of wear, and improved maintenance and failure characteristics. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303269 | FERROUS PIPE COUPLINGS AND PRELUBRICATED COUPLING GASKETS - One-piece, elastomeric gaskets for ferrous pipe couplings and the like are prelubricated with a coating of dry powder lubricant before installation. This coating can be applied before installation and as early as assembly by the manufacturer. The gaskets are combined with split ring collars to form couplings for pneumatic and hydraulic piping systems, including fire sprinkler systems, among others. The lubricant can be an organic starch powder derived from corn, rice, potatoes or other crops, talc or its primary ingredient, magnesium silicate hydroxide, or a combination of organic or organic and inorganic lubricant powders. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303270 | Lateral Pipe Connection Assembly - An improved lateral pipe connection assembly that effects proper alignment of the lateral connection and restricts to the desired amount the penetration of the hub into the cored hole of the mainline pipe to which it is connected. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303271 | Flexible fluid filler tool - A fluid filler tool and method of use are provided that allow a user to easily fill a fluid containing device such as a transmission with fluids. The fluid filler tool includes a quick-connect fitting and a cone tip end. The quick-connect fitting mates with a fluid filling device and the cone tip mates with the transmission. The fluid filler tool is made from steel and is flexible so that it retains the configuration that is desired by the user. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303272 | Connector - Either of first and second corrugated tubes having different groove (or ridge) pitches can be mounted on a connector | 2008-12-11 |
20080303273 | Irrigation Pipe Coupling - A coupling is formed from inner and outer members. The inner member is attached to a pipe wall and is formed with a bulge. The outer member is retained by the inner member and is formed with a clamp that surrounds the bulge. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303274 | HIGH-STRENGTH THREADED JOINTS, PARTICULARLY FOR LINED TUBES - A threaded tubular joint comprising male and female members is provided. The ends of the male members comprise an upper portion and a lower portion located between an upper threaded portion and an inner surface of each of the male ends. The upper portion is formed by a thread bevel which transitions into a first rounded area and the lower portion is formed by a second rounded area. A reversibly deformable ring may be housed in about the center of the joint. When the male members are substantially engaged within the joint, the ring is compressed by the ends of the male members. This configuration provides geometric continuity within the inner surface of the joint, and the corrosion protection barrier of the inner lining of the tube. Beneficially, embodiments of the joint possess an improved capability to receive inner linings as compared with previously developed threaded joints | 2008-12-11 |
20080303275 | THREADED CONNECTION - A threaded connection includes an externally threaded pin connection and an internally threaded box connection. The pin connection has a proximate end, a distal end, a pin shoulder at the proximate end and a distal contact surface at the distal end. The box connection has a proximate end, a distal end, an internal contact surface at the proximate end and an external shoulder at the distal end. At least one deformable element is positioned either between the pin shoulder of the pin connection and the external shoulder of the box connection or between the distal contact surface of the pin connection and the internal contact surface of the box connection. The deformable element is of a softer material than that of the pin connection and the box connection, such that the deformable element deforms in response to a momentary torque overload. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303276 | Sealing Mechanism for Ductwork - This invention relates to sealing HVAC ductwork along its joints in order to reduce air leakage. The ductwork can be sealed by the combination of a gasket and mechanical locking mechanism. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303277 | NON-BOLT JOINT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NON-BOLT JOINT STRUCTURE - A non-bolt joint structure comprising; a packing ring sealing between a receiving opening section and an insertion opening section; an engaging means provided with an inner circumference of the receiving opening section preventing a polyethylene pipe from disengaging from the receiving opening section by engaging with an outer circumferential surface of the polyethylene pipe; and a tubular metallic inner core fitting an inner circumference of the insertion opening section of the polyethylene pipe, wherein the inner core is plastically deformed to include a first bulge portion that its cross-sectional shape bulges toward an outward radial direction, a second bulge portion is formed so that the insertion opening section of the polyethylene pipe bulges toward the outward radial direction along the first bulge portion of the inner core, and the polyethylene pipe is prevented from disengaging by the engaging means engaging with the outer circumferential surface of the second bulge portion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303278 | DEVICE FOR PIPE COUPLING - To couple a giving end of a first pipe and an receiving end of a second pipe, the device contains a rubber ring, a tubular screw, a C-shaped ring, and a rubber washer. The C-shaped ring is embedded in a groove of the giving end of the first pipe which is threaded through the rubber ring, the tubular screw and the rubber washer and is plugged into the receiving end of second pipe. Inside the tubular screw, the diameter is gradually shrunk to form a born-shaped space with a slant wall. When the tubular screw is screwed into the receiving end of the second pipe, the slant wall forces the C-shaped ring, and thereby the giving end of the first pipe, to gradually advance. In the mean time, the bottom of the tubular screw presses the rubber washer tightly against the second pipe to effectively prevent leakage. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303279 | Generating Unit and Method For Producing a Current With a Predetermined Network Frequency - According to the invention, a drive is embodied to drive a rotor at a variable rotational frequency; the rotor has a winding that is embodied to produce a rotary field magnetomotive force of a generator, with a rotor rotary field frequency which is variable in relation to the rotor; the frequency converter is electrically connected to the rotor winding; a regulating device comprises a recording element for measuring values of the generator, a calculating unit for a generator simulation, and a transmitter for transmitting a control signal to the frequency converter; and, on the basis of the control signal, an electrical excitation of the rotor winding can be triggered by the frequency converter in such a way that a pre-determined stator rotary field frequency is present in the event of a variable rotational frequency of the rotor and a variable rotor rotary field frequency | 2008-12-11 |
20080303280 | ENGINE START SYSTEM WITH QUADRATURE AC EXCITATION - A starter-generator system may be used to supply sufficient starting torque to start an aircraft main engine. The main starter-generator stator winding may be connected to a constant frequency (CF) power source to create a rotating field in the main starter-generator air gap. This rotating field, in turn, may induce current on the main rotor winding, which may be a closed circuit formed by main rotor field winding and exciter armature winding. The interaction between the main rotor current and the air gap flux may give rise to the starting torque to start the main engine. Adjusting the voltage supplied to the exciter stator field winding can modify the induced voltage and current on the rotor circuit to control the rotor current and starting torque. The starter-generator system may also be used to start an aircraft main engine by directly connecting the main stator winding to a power source without powering the exciter stator. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303281 | ROTATIONAL SPEED DETERMINATION - The invention relates to a method for the operation of a wind power plant ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303282 | Water cycling system with compressor motive force and with turbine electric power generator - A water cycling system with compressor motive force and with turbine electric power generation, includes: (a) a water piping subsystem that has a circuitous loop means for continuously or intermittently circulating water in a loop, the loop having an upward flowing side and a downward flowing side, the loop having a bottom level and a top level with a head differential of at least fifty feet between the bottom level and the top level; (b) an air compressor subsystem including at least one air compressor having a compressed air outlet with the air outlet being located below the top level in the upwardly flowing side of the loop; and, (c) at least one electric power generating water-driven turbine located within the loop. In some instances the subsystem of piping is part of a water well; in other instances, part of a geothermal well; in yet other instances a different system, such as an above-ground system, e.g. a water tower. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303283 | ENERGY TRANSFER APPARATUS AND METHODS - The invention provides an energy transfer apparatus having an energy transfer chamber (optionally bounded by an energy transfer tube) in which rotating flow is established. Preferably, the apparatus has a cold-fluid-discharge end and a hot-fluid-discharge end. Also provided are methods of using such apparatuses. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303284 | APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING WATER CURRENT INTO ELECTRICITY - A low-profile apparatus for converting water current into electricity. Fabric scoops are spaced along a continuous belt and, when submerged in a current of moving water, are pushed by the current thereby causing the continuous belt to move. The current pushes the fabric scoops downstream and then fold closed as the fabric scoops are rotated out of the water and travel back upstream. The moving continuous belt is used to turn an electric generator, which causes the apparatus to produce electrical energy. The apparatus includes one or more floats to support the continuous belt, electric generator, and other components of the apparatus. The apparatus can be moored or anchored in a variety of locations where there is moving water or currents. The apparatus maintains a low profile by using fabric scoops that collapse and fold flat when not submerged thereby reducing wind resistance and visible surface area above the waterline. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION - A hydroelectric generation device utilizing a series of parachutes below the surface of a flowing body of water for imparting rotational energy to a generator assembly. The hydroelectric generation device can include a positioning assembly for positioning and retaining the hydroelectric generation device below a water surface. The generator assembly generally includes a generator positioned on a water bed for producing electricity from a rotation input to the generator and a transmission line for transmitting the electricity for use on shore. The parachutes are attached to a cable loop which interfaces with an axle assembly for transferring rotational energy to the generator assembly. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303286 | WIND ELECTRICAL GENERATION SYSTEM - A wind electrical generation system includes a relatively large number of small, miniature wind-driven electrical generators or turbines arranged together in various predetermined configurations. Each generator includes a spinning wheel with a plurality of vanes driven by the wind flowing through a plurality of air channels. Each vane may be formed as a scoop to increase the surface area thereby increasing the air capture area of each vane. As each wheel rotates the wheel generates electricity that is captured and utilized for residential and/or commercial use. A control system preferably provides for a constant air velocity and pressure of the air stream in the air channels during operation of the system. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303287 | Wind Driven Venturi Turbine - A venturi tube wind turbine comprising a venturi tube having inlet and outlet openings, opposed side members and a constricted throat section, where two of the opposing side members comprise rotatable endless belts each having mounted thereon a plurality of wind catching vanes. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303288 | Device and System for Producing Regenerative and Renewable Energy From Wind - The invention relates to a device for producing regenerative and renewable from wind, comprising at least one generator for producing electric energy, and a drive shaft which is connected to the generator and which comprises a plurality of blades which are set rotating by the passing air. The blades are arranged offset in relation to each other and along the drive shaft. The invention also relates to a system which consists of a plurality of said inventive devices. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303289 | CONTROLLER COMPUTING A VIRTUAL TUNING CAPACITOR FOR CONTROLLING A FREE-PISTON STIRLING ENGINE DRIVING A LINEAR ALTERNATOR - A feedback control circuit and method for a control system used to control an electrical power generating source that comprises a free piston Stirling engine driving a linear alternator. A switching mode rectifier connects the alternator winding to an output circuit that includes an electrical energy storage means and is controlled by a pulse width modulator that controls the rectifier switching duty cycle and phase. The control system controls the pulse width modulator. The improvement computes a voltage across a virtual tuning capacitor and uses the computed voltage to control the switching mode rectifier so that the switching mode rectifier is switched in a manner that makes the alternator circuit operate as if a tuning capacitor were actually present and so that the control system controls the piston of the Stirling engine to maintain balance of the mechanical power generated by the Stirling engine and the electrical power absorbed from the engine by the alternator. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303290 | Lock with a swing bolt and an actuator assembly thereof - A lock with a swing bolt, comprises: a housing having an opening for a bolt; a cover which is complementary to the housing; a bolt movable between a locked position and an un-locked position through the opening; a controllable locking means to prevent the movement of the bolt to the un-locked position; wherein the locking means including: a block member, which is placed in a first sliding chute formed in the housing with a slidable fit between the block member and the first sliding chute; an actuator assembly having a follower which is placed in a second sliding chute formed in the housings with a slidable fit between the follower and the second sliding chute; one end of the block member being engaged with the bolt in a surface contact, the other end of the block member is engaged with the follower in a surface contact. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303291 | LATCH SYSTEM - A latch system includes a latch bolt, a pawl for releasably retaining the latch bolt in a closed position, a first release member, a first transmission path connecting the first release member to the pawl, a second release member, and a second transmission path connecting the second release member to the pawl. A portion of the first transmission path and a portion of the second transmission path have a common portion, the common portion including a lock link having a first position at which the lock link completes the first transmission path and the second transmission path such that operation of either the first release member or the second release member opens a latch, and the lock link having a second position at which the lock link breaks the first transmission path and the second transmission path such that a single operation of either the first release member or the second release member does not open the latch. The latch system includes a first device capable of holding the lock link in the second position, a second device capable of holding the lock link in the second position, and a third device capable of holding the lock link in the second position. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303292 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A vehicle door latch comprising a catch, the catch having a main catch surface; a reset spring for resetting the catch; a cushioning stop mounted on the catch for rotation therewith and for providing a point of attachment for the reset spring; a cushioning element for cushioning the catch; and a latch housing having a receiving groove; wherein the cushioning element is disposed in the receiving groove; the cushioning element is stacked above the main catch surface; the cushioning stop limits opening movement of the catch by engaging against the cushioning element; and the reset spring is connected to the cushioning stop. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303293 | Locking Device - In a locking device for locking to and disconnecting from the floor a movable wall element, upon impact from an outside force on the release pin, it moves against the springback factor of the second spring from stop to release position allowing the latch pin to move due to springback of the first spring from the release to stop location. The locking device has a rocker jointed to the frame to turn around the horizontal pivot shaft, horizontally displaced from the first guide. The rocker has a first head cooperating with the latch pin upper end to move the latch pin when turning the rocker around the pivot shaft, and a second head to which a downwards impacting force can be directed to turn the rocker around the pivot shaft to lift the latch pin from the stop to the release location against springback of the first spring. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303294 | Mechanism for locking a vent cover with a base - A vent assembly has a locking mechanism to retain its cover on its base. The locking mechanism includes a latch and linkage coupled with the latch to move the latch between a locked and an unlocked position. A post member extends from the cover to cooperate with the latch such that in a locked condition, the cover is locked with the base in a closed position. When the latch is moved to a second position, the cover is enabled to pivot away from the base to an open position. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303295 | Device for Collecting Faeces and Contaminated Products - The invention relates to a device for collecting faeces and contaminated products. The inventive device comprises a re-usable rod ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303296 | REMOTE REFUSE COLLECTION AND BAGGING DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed is a remote collection and bagging device for a sanitary and convenient means for collecting and disposing of refuse or fecal matter at a distance from a user. The device comprises a handle and trigger, a foldable extension shaft, a cable attached to the trigger and slide bars, the slide bars also connected to a set of claws which are spring biased in a normally open position and a bag retention mechanism. The claws have teeth that intermesh with each other when in a closed position such that the teeth extend past each other in order to get beneath the refuse or material being collected. Once refuse is collected, the device can be raised to a horizontal position thereby causing the collected material to fall into the attached bag for easy disposal. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303297 | Corn clamp - The corn clamp includes a single solid piece of material which is hinged at or on the handle. The grasping end of the corn clamp contains at least one appendage extending inward toward the cob for easy penetration and grasping of the cob and is designed to keep the cob securely and in a non-rotatable position in the corn clamp. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303298 | Can handle - Handle for an object includes a member for grasping with the hand, and a strap attachable to said member for embracing and securing the object. The strap includes a band portion having a tension buffer segment, and a band lock. The handle can be found in combination with the object, which, for example, may be a large metal coffee can. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303299 | Method and Apparatus for Manipulating Objects - A method and an apparatus for the manipulation of objects are provided, comprising steps of creating a low pressure zone between a plate with a gas-flowing surface and an object to be manipulated. This gas is forced to flow between the surface of the plate and the object. The low-pressure zone created between the surface and the object results in a force acting on the object and towards the plate. By moving the plate the object is moved. The method and apparatus are easy to implement and provide non-contact or contact manipulation of objects. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303300 | Adjustable strap with handles for lifting objects safely - A manual lifting apparatus for providing adjustable handles that allow a person to more effectively, efficiently, and safely lift objects. The present invention provides a webbing attached to two ergonomic handles that assists a user in lifting objects. The handles are adjustable to allow a user to adjust the height from which the user must lift the object thus allowing the user to effectively lift an object from the power zone to more effectively and safely lift objects. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303301 | Shopping bag handle - An handle for carrying grocery bags and the like comprising a rod round cross section with a central portion adapted to be gripped by a human hand. On either side of the gripping portion are knobs with deep annular slots adapted to receive the handles of a grocery bag. Each bag loop handle is secured by one of the slots. The handle is attached to the bag transversely to the bag opening. The handle supports the bag in a balanced configuration without a tendency to rotate in the hand. Alternatively, one or more bags may be mounted in each slot and carried by the handle between them. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303302 | Vehicle Console Assembly - A console assembly for use with a passenger seating area of a vehicle having a track configured for installment in the passenger seating area. At least one console receiving module is movably connected to the track and is in electrical communication with an electrical system of the vehicle. At least one console module having a housing defining a storage area therein releasably connected to the at least one console receiving module. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303303 | Automobile Foldable Cargo Liner - This invention relates to a vehicle load area liner comprising a sheet foldable to form a receptacle having a base and a wall around the base, the receptacle being arrangable in use to be mounted in the load area of a vehicle, and wherein at least a portion of the wall of the receptacle is unfoldable to provide a flap able to mask the threshold of the load area, when the vehicle load area is open, in use. The invention further provides a method of protecting a vehicle load area comprising the steps of:
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20080303304 | Tailgate-attached cargo support apparatus - A cargo support apparatus is attached to a tailgate and includes a platform unit, platform-to-tailgate attachment means connected between the platform unit and the tailgate at the bottom of the tailgate for attaching the platform unit to the tailgate, platform-to-tailgate orientation and support means connected between the platform unit and the tailgate for orienting and supporting the platform unit with respect to the tailgate, and platform-to-tailgate locking means connected to the platform unit for locking the platform unit in a raised condition with respect to the tailgate. The subject tailgate-attached cargo support apparatus permits the platform unit to be raised up when not in use and lowered to a horizontal orientation for receipt of cargo to be supported thereon. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303305 | SLIDING AND STOWING MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle includes a seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor and an adjustment mechanism providing generally horizontal movement of the seat assembly relative to the floor and substantially vertical movement of the seat assembly through an opening in the floor between a use position extending above the floor and a stowed position disposed in a storage space beneath the floor. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303306 | VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE - A vehicle door structure includes a reinforcing member extending along an inner side of an outer door panel in a longitudinal direction, wherein the reinforcing member includes an extrusion-molded body, a forward end surface and a rear end surface, each comprising fixing portions configured to abut forward and rear mounts upon the inner side of the outer door panel, and the reinforcing member configured to be secured to the mounts in the longitudinal direction. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303307 | VEHICLE DOOR MOUNTING - A method and assembly line ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303308 | Windshield Attachment - A window assembly cooperating with a window frame on a golf car cooperating with a window frame on a golf car can include a first window pane that is selectively coupled to the window frame. A second window pane can be selectively coupled to the window frame and offset from the first window pane. A first pair of retaining members can be arranged on the window frame in an installed position and movable between a retaining position wherein the retaining members retain the first window pane in an upright position and a release position wherein the retaining members are disengaged from the first window pane. Each of the first pair of retaining members are defined by a rigid frame having an integrally molded elastomeric body. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303309 | Vehicle Air Dam System - An air dam is made of flexible cells installed adjacent to one another so that the air dam is capable of installation in many deflecting configurations on a vehicle and can also deflect under impact. The air dam system may be capable of being deployed at higher speeds while being stowed under the frame of the truck when the truck is operating on rough road surfaces to reduce the potential for air dam damage. The air dam system can be actuated pneumatically and when deployed tends to reduce aerodynamic drag by altering the path of airflow under and/or immediately around a vehicle. Other methods of actuation such as hydraulic or mechanical components may also be used with the air dam system. Alternatively, the air dam cells may be stationary and include an inflated bladder and/or flexible sleeve mounted adjacent to one another on an air dam frame. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303310 | AERODYNAMIC DRAG REDUCING APPARATUS - An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is provided for use with vehicles having surfaces that are not streamlined. The apparatus including an exterior cover supported by moveable frames which in turn are supported by sets of supporting linkages. The moveable frames extend rearward and together with the exterior cover form a drag reducing shape for use in a drag reducing configuration and collapse for use in a space saving configuration. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303311 | Crash attenuating underride guard - An aerodynamic underride guard comprising an angled front section located ahead of the trailer landing gear, a crash attenuating middle section located between the trailer landing gear and the trailer wheel assembly, and an angled rear section located in proximity to the trailer wheel assembly. The front angled section deflects air away from the non-aerodynamic features of the trailer landing gear. The rear angled section deflects air away from the non-aerodynamic features of the trailer wheel assembly, and the crash attenuating middle section can prevent vehicles from under riding the trailer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303312 | CROSS-MEMBER FOR A TRAILER FRAME AND A TRAILER FRAME INCORPORATING THE SAME - A cross-member for a trailer frame and a frame incorporating the same. The cross-member extends between longitudinally aligned rails designed to pivotally support a dumping body thereon. The cross-member includes a cylindrical tube having a wall defining a bore therethrough. A planar member is received within the bore and is axially aligned therewith. The tube includes one or more axially aligned openings proximate a central region thereof. The planar member is disposed intermediate the openings and is aligned axially with the openings. The cross-member is substantially rigid under tension and at least a portion thereof is flexible under torsion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303313 | VEHICLE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TRUCK BED - A vehicle for use with a plurality of interchangeable truck beds, i.e., functional units. The vehicle includes a chassis and an engine and cab mounted on the chassis. The chassis extends rearwardly from the cab from a first location to a second location at the rear end of the chassis. A first mounting interface is disposed near the first location and a second mounting interface is disposed near the second location. The mounting interfaces each include a substantially horizontal support surface and a guide member. The interchangeable truck beds include mounting structures that are secured to the mounting interfaces on the chassis. The guide members on the mounting interfaces are used to properly position the mounting structures on the chassis. The truck bed may be a dump truck bed that includes a hydraulic ram having a base structure that is secured to the first mounting interface and a hinge structure that is secured to the second mounting interface. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303314 | Device for Mounting an Opening Panel to the Body of a Motor Vehicle - A device for mounting an opening panel to a body of a motor vehicle. A positioning mechanism positions the opening panel in relation to the body in a determined fitting position, which is geometrically defined in a reference trihedral of the body. The positioning mechanism includes a temporary mounting structure including: (i) a first mechanism positioning the structure in relation to the body, using a first given reference system, in a use position in which the structure is solidly connected to the body; and (ii) a second mechanism that cooperates with a complementary mechanism on the opening panel to position the opening panel, using a second given reference system, in the fitting position thereof in relation to the assembly formed by the structure and the body. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303315 | Roof Module for a Vehicle and Method for Mounting a Roof Module of This Type - The invention relates to a roof module for a vehicle, which can be mounted from above in an opening in the bodywork and which comprises a rigid outer shell ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303316 | Venting Spoiler Glass Moving Mechanism - A panel assembly for covering and uncovering an opening in a vehicle includes a guide rail extending longitudinally therealong. A panel extends between front and rear edges and is movable relative to the guide rail. A guide mechanism is slidably coupled to the guide rail. A carrier bracket is fixedly secured to the panel and slidably coupled to the guide mechanism. A latch is operatively coupled to the panel and slidably coupled to the guide rail. The latch is operable between a locked position preventing longitudinal movement of the panel and an unlocked position allowing longitudinal movement of the panel. A motor drives the guide mechanism forward along the guide rail moving the panel from a close position to a venting position, and rearward along the guide rail actuating the latch to the unlocked position and moving the panel from the close position to an open position. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303317 | Driving Device of a Movable Vehicle Component - The invention relates to a driving device of a movable vehicle component, especially a soft top compartment cover of a convertible. Said driving device is coupled to a bearing mechanism of the movable component to perform a main function while being joined to an additional functional unit to perform an additional function, said additional functional unit being actuated by the driving device. In order to improve the movement behavior, the driving device ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303318 | Personal Seated Resting Support - The present invention relates to a resting support ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303319 | Quick-Mount Frame Structure, Particularly for Bicycle Saddles or Similar Supports, Process of Making Such Structure and Saddle Incorporating Same - A quick-mount frame structure, particularly for bicycle saddles and similar supports. The structure comprises at least one shell ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303320 | ADJUSTABLE SEAT SUPPORT - There is provided an adjustable seat support for a bicycle. The adjustable seat support has a front and a back orientation corresponding to the front and the back of a bicycle. The adjustable seat support includes a seat connecting mechanism for connecting a seat with the adjustable seat support. There is a means for telescoping that adjusts the seat connecting mechanism upwards and towards the front of the adjustable seat support, and downwards and towards the back of the adjustable seat support. A supporting structure supports the means for telescoping on the bicycle frame. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303321 | Base for a Child Safety Support | 2008-12-11 |
20080303323 | Ergonomic Support Structure for Human Body Parts and Method of Manufacturing Same - An ergonomic support structure, particularly for supporting parts of the human body. The structure ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303324 | Back support for seat - An orthopedic back support for displacing a person's weight from the lower area of the spine by providing support for the upper torso and for use with a chair or seat having a seat base and a seat back. A flexible fabric cross piece is connected between vertical members to provide back. The cross piece may include vertical channels or sleeves at opposite sides to receive and support the vertical members. A flexible strap is connected to the fabric or the vertical members and adapted to be positioned behind a seat or a head rest. The entire unit is portable or may be fabricated as part of a seat. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303325 | Child Seat for Vehicles - A child seat which can be fastened to a vehicle seat of a vehicle by means of a fastening system comprises a child belt system for securing a child sitting on the child seat apparatus for coupling a vehicle seat belt system, which has a belt strap and a belt strap tensioning device, to the belt system of the child seat. The coupling apparatus is designed such that, when the belt strap tensioning device is activated, the child seat belt system is also tensioned. The coupling apparatus has a holder into which the belt strap provided on the vehicle can be hooked. holder is designed and arranged in such a manner that it serves to receive the lap belt section of the vehicle's belt strap. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303326 | Vehicle Seat with Variable Firmness - A vehicle seat includes a frame, a flexible cover, and a material that is sufficiently mounted with respect to the flexible cover such that the material resists displacement of at least part of the flexible cover with respect to the frame. The material is characterized by a first state in which the material is characterized by a first rigidity, and a second state in which the material is characterized by a second rigidity that is greater than the first rigidity. Thus, the firmness of the seat is selectively variable by causing the material to change between the first and second states. A corresponding method is also provided. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303327 | Vehicle Seat Lift Structure - A vehicle seat having a lift structure for adjusting the position of the seat employs a load transfer link ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303328 | Decreased skin shear device - A device that can be attached to any existing reclining type device such as chairs and beds that will eliminate shear forces on the user's body regardless of the level of movement. The primary components of the device are a seat plate, a seat slide plate, a back plate and a back slide plate. The back slide plate is pivotally attached to the seat plate. The seat slide plate is pivotally attached to the back plate. Pivoting the back plate with respect to the seat plate engages the pivotally attached seat slide plate and the pivotally attached back slide plate toward or away from each other depending on the starting position. The engagement of the slide plates mirrors the movement of the occupant in both the recline to horizontal position or the return to upright to vertical position. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303329 | Chair or a Bed Having a Seat, a Backrest and an Armrest as Well as Use Thereof | 2008-12-11 |
20080303330 | VEHICLE SEAT, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat ( | 2008-12-11 |
20080303331 | Vehicle Recliner - Disclosed herein is a seat recliner for a vehicle, in which gear teeth can be engaged tightly without any moving space at the time of adjusting the rotation angle of the back of the seat installed in a vehicle. In the seat recliner for the vehicle comprising a holder equipped with a lock gear guide portion having an arc shaped guide surface in a receiving portion opened at one side thereof, an upper gear formed at the inside of the receiving portion of the holder and equipped with gear teeth at the inner peripheral edge of the holder, an actuating cam located in the holder to be engaged with a rotation shaft extending through the center of the holder and having a transporting projection and a first supporting projection at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral edge thereof, and a lock gear provided with an outside gear teeth at front surface and with a contacting surface, a first supporting surface and an engagement surface at rear surface with contacting the guide surface of the lock gear guide portion with an outside of the lock gear, wherein the actuating cam is provided with a second supporting projection at the opposite side of the first supporting projection with regard to the transporting projection of the actuating cam so that the lock gear can be supported at properly distributed and unbiased state, and the lock gear is provided with the contacting surface at the center thereof so that the lock gear pushed by the transporting projection can be pushed at a vertical state with regard to the center of the rotation shaft, and is provided with the first and second supporting surfaces at both sides of the contacting surface so that the first and the second supporting projections can be supported. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303332 | VEHICLE SEAT CONNECTION - A vehicle seat comprises a seat bottom with a frame with a slot or a pivotal connection. A seat back has a frame with the other of the slot and the pivotal connection to cooperate with the seat back for collapsing the seat back upon the seat bottom. A receiver is mounted to one of the seat bottom or the seat back with a first locking component and an insert is mounted to the other with a second locking component. The seat back is assembled to the seat bottom by pivoting the seat back to align the receiver and insert and translating the seat back along the slot until the insert is inserted into the receiver and the locking components are locked. The vehicle seat connection permits the seat bottom and seat back to be fabricated at separate facilities and then shipped to an assembly facility. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303333 | Appartus For A Portable Head Rest and Seat Cover - An apparatus for covering for a head rest on a seat with a stretchable portion to secure the apparatus to the head rest. Additionally, the apparatus may comprise an extension of material extending downward from the head rest to cordon the remainder of the seat from the user. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303334 | Height Adjustable Headrest For a Vehicle Seat - There is provided a device for fixing a component, in particular a headrest and particularly in or on a vehicle whereby the component includes at least one fixing bar. The fixing bar may be displaced relative to the device in a first direction essentially parallel to the longitudinal extension thereof. The device includes a tolerance compensation means in contact with the fixing bar, whereby said tolerance compensation means may be displaced in a second direction relative to the device running essentially perpendicular to the first direction. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303335 | ARMREST AND ARMREST MECHANISM - An armchair mechanism that includes a toothed pawl and cam mechanism which allows the armrest to rotate in an arc greater than 90 degrees and into a first angular position. The armchair mechanism further includes a lockout member which locks the armrest in a design position and a stowed position. During a first angular portion of movement along the rotation arc, the armrest can be secured in several discrete angular positions whereas movement of the armrest in the first angular position is one-way so that the armrest can only rotate upward and be secured in any one of the several discrete angular positions. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303336 | Dump truck - The present invention relates to a dump truck or large mining truck, comprising a dump body for the transport of overburden or the like, a first hydraulic circuit having a first pump device for the actuation of the dump body as well as a second hydraulic circuit having a second pump device for the actuation of a steering and/or of a braking device of the dumper truck chassis and/or an auxiliary truck element. In accordance with the invention, the said first, second and/or a further hydraulic circuit having are connected to one another by a valve device which is controlled by a control device such that the plurality of hydraulic circuits cooperate in an unloading mode and actuate the dump body together and, on the other hand, the hydraulic circuits work separately in a travel mode so that the second hydraulic circuit and/or any further hydraulic circuit is separated from the dump body and its actuator device. The performance of the pump devices are added so-to-say by the combination of the hydraulic circuits, whereby a fast unloading of the dump body can be achieved despite the huge load. On the other hand, the valve device can uncouple the hydraulic circuits from one another, whereby the second hydraulic circuit can be utilized specifically only for the steering and/or the braking device in the travel mode. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303337 | MECHANICAL FASTENER FOR POLYURETHANE WHEELS - Wheels including one or more retention elements for affixing a polyurethane tire to a hub of the wheel are disclosed. The polyurethane tires of the wheels disclosed are manufactured separate from the hub and affixed to the hub via the retention elements thereby enabling additional manufacturing processes for the polyurethane tires and reuse of the hub portion of the wheels. Such manufacturing processes also allow for more complex polyurethane tire design and combinations of polymers to produce composite wheels allowing for increased comfort and durability. The wheels are particular suitability for use with industrial vehicles, such as lift trucks. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303338 | Wheel for vehicle - A wheel for vehicle includes a wheel body, a decorated member, and a visible space. The wheel body has a rim, a hub, and a plurality of spokes connecting the hub and the rim. The decorated member is made from resin, is disposed on a surface of at least one of the spokes, and is retained to the wheel body. The visible space is disposed between the decorated member and the one of the spokes at least, exhibits a height in an axial direction of the wheel body, and is visible from an axial outer side of the wheel body. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303339 | Wheel Hub With Axial Recesses Between the Holes For Wheel Bolts - The invention relates to a wheel hub having a central section and having a radial section which radially adjoins said central section, having a bearing section which projects axially from the central section for holding a wheel bearing and having an axially opposite holding section for holding a brake disk and a wheel rim, wherein holes for holding wheel bolts are formed in the radial section. In order to obtain a particularly light wheel hub which can withstand all operating loads and offers a reliable contact face for a brake disk under all operating conditions, it is provided that the wheel hub has recesses at least between some holes, which recesses extend completely through the wall of the radial section of the wheel hub, and that stiffening ribs are formed between the respective recesses which stiffening ribs axially thicken the radial section between the recesses. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303340 | AUTOMOTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM WITH MASTER CYLINDER FORCE SIMULATOR - A brake-by-wire automotive braking system includes a master cylinder connected to a number of wheel cylinders, with the master cylinder being actuated by a brake pedal assembly operatively connected with a master cylinder force simulator simulating the resistive force/displacement characteristics of the master cylinder itself. An electronically controlled compliance device selectively immobilizes the master cylinder force simulator so that the resistive force provided by the simulator may be applied selectively to the brake pedal. This produces a transparency in the brake pedal's operational feel, notwithstanding the presence or absence of force provided by the master cylinder force simulator. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303341 | Trailer spring brake valve - A valve for use in a pneumatic system of a truck-trailer having a source of air under pressure, a reservoir, at least one spring brake unit and a brake service line is provided. The valve comprises a housing, a pressure protection valve portion, a spring brake actuation valve portion and an anti-compounding valve portion. The housing has a supply passage in communication with the source of air under pressure. The pressure protection valve portion is operably disposed within a first chamber of the housing. The first chamber has an inlet in communication with the supply passage and an outlet in communication with the reservoir. The pressure protection valve portion is configured to selectively block the flow of pressurized air from the supply passage to the reservoir through the first chamber until a predetermined pressure is reached. The spring brake actuation valve portion is operably disposed within a second chamber of the housing. The second chamber has an inlet in communication with the supply passage, at least one delivery outlet passage in communication with the at least one spring brake unit and an exhaust outlet in communication with the at least one delivery passage. The spring brake actuation valve portion controls pressurized air flow toward the spring brake unit and the exhaust outlet. The anti-compounding valve portion is operably disposed within a third chamber of the housing for preventing simultaneous application of the spring brake unit and service brake unit. The third chamber has a first inlet in communication with the supply passage, a second inlet in communication with the brake service line and a first outlet in communication with the first chamber and a second outlet in communication with the second chamber. The anti-compounding valve portion prevents flow of pressurized air from the brake service line towards the spring brake actuation valve portion. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303342 | Work Vehicle Control Device - The present invention includes a hydraulic brake device | 2008-12-11 |
20080303343 | Power Line Communications System and Power Line Communications Method - The power line communications system of the present invention comprises a power line L that has a plurality of branch lines LB | 2008-12-11 |
20080303344 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A power line communications system includes slave apparatuses individually connected to multiple electric power line wirings; a master apparatus connected to one of the multiple electric power line wirings; and couplers each connected between the master apparatus and the others of the multiple electric power line wirings. The master apparatus includes a communicator for performing power line communications with the slave apparatuses via the electric power lines; a power supply terminal device connected to the one electric power line wiring; a communication connector provided between the communicator and the power supply terminal device; and a coupler connecting terminal device connected to each of the couplers via a signal line. The communication connector has a first capacitor connected to the power supply terminal device for cutting off a frequency component of commercial power supply and transmitting a frequency component for use in the power line communications, and a first transformer connected between the first capacitor and the communicator. The coupler connecting terminal device is connected between the first capacitor and the first transformer. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303345 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device including a redundant circuit which can operate even when power source in a circuit in part of the redundant circuit is short-circuited. A power source circuit, a power source control circuit to which a power source potential is input from the power source circuit, and a first functional circuit and a second functional circuit connected to the power source control circuit are provided for a semiconductor device. The power source control circuit selects one of the first functional circuit and the second functional circuit and judges whether power source is short-circuited or not. When power source is short-circuited, power source supply stops and other functional circuits are supplied with power source. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303346 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply apparatus is disclosed herein. The power supply apparatus includes a power output, a first power source selectively connectable to the power output, and a second power source selectively connectable to the power output. A switch is configured to couple the first power source with the power output until the first power source becomes substantially depleted. The switch is also configured to couple the second power source with the power output after the first power source becomes substantially depleted. An indicator is configured to precisely convey the amount of power remaining in the power supply apparatus after the first power source becomes substantially depleted. | 2008-12-11 |
20080303347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES - A system and method of isolating an uninterruptible power supply system is disclosed that comprises bypassing an inverter section of the power supply to couple primary power to a load bus; and, thereafter, isolating the power supply by simultaneously uncoupling the power supply from the load bus and coupling the primary power to the load bus. | 2008-12-11 |