51st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 9 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090308619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING FLOW - Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for packing off or choking a radial flow port through a tubular. In some embodiments, the apparatuses and methods comprise a support element and a polymeric element surrounding the support element. The polymeric element closes or chokes the radial flow port when contacted with the tubular. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308620 | Method for Removing a Sealing Plug from a Well - A method for removing a sealing plug from a casing or a wellbore according to which a sealing plug is adapted to expand into engagement with the casing or the wellbore. A wireless signal is sent to the plug to cause the plug to lose its structural integrity and fall to the bottom of the wellbore. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308621 | Vehicle For Conveying Passengers With a Firewall - A people carrier with an air-conditioning duct which is guided in a long stretched-out intermediate space delimited by walls is disclosed, and with at least one barrier between the air-conditioning duct and the walls, the barrier running essentially perpendicularly to the air-conditioning duct, wherein the at least one barrier is produced from a textile fireproofing material. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308622 | Fire Protection System for One or More Supply Lines - The fire protection system is for two or more supply lines ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308623 | Blade Adjustment Apparatus - A blade adjustment apparatus for a V-plow is provided. A plow tower and a tower adjustment assembly pivotally coupled to the plow tower serve to maintain a lower edge of at least one V-plow blade in a substantially horizontal relationship to a working surface. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308624 | Screw tightening axial force control method using impact wrench - Conventionally, as screw tightening axial force control, there is a control method such as a torque control method. The torque control method requires estimation of a torque coefficient, and has a problem that a calculated axial force value is an estimated value. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for directly controlling an axial force by calculating the axial force generated by an impact force by using an impact wrench. A 45-degree slant line is set from an origin O of orthogonal coordinate axes to be used for screw tightening axial force control, an impact progress point H | 2009-12-17 |
20090308625 | Crust Breaker and Ore Dispenser - A crust breaker and ore feeder device for electrolytic aluminum smelting employs an in-line three-position pneumatic cylinder capable of moving the plunger shaft to a fully raised position, to a fully lowered position, and to an intermediate, partly lowered position. The full stroke is used for a conventional combined ore dispensing and a crust breaking operation; a partial stroke between the fully raised position and the intermediate position permits ore dispensing without a crust breaking; and a partial stroke between the intermediate position and the fully lowered position permits crust breaking operation without ore feeding. The cylinder can take form of a tandem cylinder having upper and lower axially aligned cylinder portions, with rods not connected to one another. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308626 | ELECTRIC HAND TOOL - The invention is an electric hand tool embodied as a hammer drill and/or slide hammer, with a work spindle, a striking tool, and an electric drive motor which can be connected to an intermediate shaft driving the work spindle and/or to a striking tool drive, via a transmission and coupling device. The transmission and coupling device have a transmission, and the transmission is-a multi-stage spur gear mechanism, the gears of which are shifted by axial displacement of the intermediate shaft. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308627 | Percussion device and rock drilling machine - A percussion device ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308628 | ROTARY TOOL DRIVEN BY BRUSHLESS MOTOR - To provide a rotary tool driven by a brushless motor with which constant torque tightening work for screws or the like can always be performed properly and efficiently, in which overall downsizing and improved torque control precision enhancement can easily be achieved, and with which it is possible to eliminate occurrences of switch contact-induced sparking and wear and of the damage imparted to the peripheral electronic equipment and electronic circuitry as occurred in drive switches or torque detection mechanisms that use a conventional mechanical switch mechanism, so that the constituting parts are able to have a reduced size and an extended life. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308629 | ROTATING TOOL - An extremely useful rotating tool is provided that can prevent rattling caused by a clearance between a machine tool and a machine tool retaining hole while bringing the axial center position of the machine tool and the axial center position of the machine tool retaining hole as close together as possible. The present invention is a rotating tool having a rotating main shaft ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308630 | Lightning arrester - Provided is a lightning arrester capable of preventing damage caused by a lightning by discharging charges charged by approach of a thundercloud. The lightning arrester includes: a conductive rod installed at an upper part of an object to be protected from a lightning and connected to a ground part; a charge pipe having a cylindrical shape, formed of an insulating body to be insulated from the rod, and electrically charged with charges having a polarity opposite to ground charges; and a plurality of charge pins disposed on the charge pipe such that space charges in the air are charged to the pins by a thundercloud. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CABLE MANAGEMENT - A method for cable management in an electronics enclosure is disclosed. The method involves extruding at least one length of material that forms a cable guide having a plurality of partitions defined by one or more cable dividers and two end clip flanges, where the end clip flanges each have at least one snap guide and at least one locking clip channel. The method further involves sizing at least one cable guide assembly from the length of material, based on a predetermined length for the cable guide assembly, and preparing one or more ends of the at least one cable guide assembly. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308632 | Shielded conductor - A shielded conductor A comprising a shield pipe | 2009-12-17 |
20090308633 | LONGITUDINAL SHIELD TAPE WRAP APPLICATOR WITH EDGE FOLDER TO ENCLOSE DRAIN WIRE - A shielded electrical wire and device and method for making the same is disclosed. The device includes a first folding die configured to fold a first edge of a shield tape a first direction from a central portion of the shield tape and to fold a second edge of the shield tape a second direction opposite to the first direction from the central portion of the shield tape, a second folding die configured to wrap the shield tape around at least two insulated conductors to apply a fold to the first edge of the shield tape so as to fold the first edge back over onto the central portion of the shield tape to form a receiving area, a third folding die configured to tighten the shield tape around the plurality of conductors while positioning the receiving area to receive a drain wire, a wire guide configured to install a drain wire in the receiving area, and a closing die configured to close the shield tape around the plurality of conductors and the drain wire to form an enclosure around the plurality of conductors with the second edge overlapping the receiving area at an outside surface of the enclosure. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308634 | COMMUNICATION CABLE OF HIGH CAPACITY - In communication cable of high capacity according to present invention, conductor of diameter d is coated by insulation material to form wire of diameter D, plural number of said wire are twisted by pitch p to form pairs, plural number of said pairs are twisted by collective pitch P, and said communication cable of high capacity comprise sheath wrapping said pairs, and impedance (Z) of said wire is from 90 to 110, and, diameter (d) of said conductor is from 0.53 mm to 0.65 mm, and diameter (D) of wire is from 0.9 mm to 1.1 mm, and said pitch (p) is from 8 mm to 25 mm, and said collective pitch (P) is from 40 mm to 150 mm, and relative ratio of diameter of wires to diameter of conductor D/d is from 1.625 to 1.835. And, by impedance matching between equipment for data transmission, return loss of cable can be minimized, so high speed data transmission can be made. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308635 | SPUTTERING TARGET, TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE FOR TOUCH PANEL - A sputtering target which is composed of a sintered body of an oxide containing indium, tin and zinc as main components; the atomic ratio of In/(In+Sn+Zn) being 0.10 to 0.35; the atomic ratio of Sn/(In+Sn+Zn) being 0.15 to 0.35; and the atomic ratio of Zn/(In+Sn+Zn) being 0.50 to 0.70; and containing a hexagonal layered compound shown by In | 2009-12-17 |
20090308636 | IN-SITU SILICON CAP FOR METAL GATE ELECTRODE - Structure and method of improving the performance of metal gate devices by depositing an in-situ silicon (Si) cap are disclosed. A wafer including a substrate and a dielectric layer is heated through a degas process, and then cooled to approximately room temperature. A metal layer is then deposited, and then an in-situ Si cap is deposited thereon. The Si cap is deposited without vacuum break, i.e., in the same mainframe or in the same chamber, as the heating, cooling and metal deposition processes. As such, the amount of oxygen available for interlayer oxide regrowth during subsequent processing is reduced as well as the amount oxygen trapped in the metal gate. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308637 | STEEL CORE FOR AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CABLE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING IT - An electric transmission-cable is provided, comprising a cable core having at least two individually coated and stranded wires, and a conductor surrounding the core, wherein the core is compacted. Further, a method of fabricating such compacted steel core is provided. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308638 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Provided are a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), which can contribute to the reduction of damage to wiring layers and wiring defects regardless of a decrease in the width of wiring layers and can thus contribute to the miniaturization of various products, a method of fabricating the flexible PCB, and a display device having the flexible PCB. The flexible PCB includes a base film, one or more first pad patterns formed on the base film, one or more second pad patterns formed on the base film and connected to the one or more first pad patterns, a cover film formed on the one or more first pad patterns and the base film and exposing the one or more second patterns, and a plurality of expanded portions corresponding to the boundaries between the one or more first pad patterns and the one or more second pad patterns and having a greater width than the one or more first pad patterns and the one or more second pad patterns. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308639 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A flexible printed circuit board that can be used for mounting a light emitting diode. The flexible printed circuit board includes a lower insulator, an upper insulator, and a conductive pattern disposed between the upper and lower insulators. A white film is attached to the top of the upper insulator. Alternatively, the upper insulator is formed of a white insulation material. The flexible printed circuit board has a planar surface and can be properly assembled to other components. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308640 | Wafer level package and method of manufacturing the same - Provided is a wafer level package including a first substrate that has circuit patterns provided on the top surface thereof and first vias formed therein, the first vias being electrically connected to the circuit patterns; and a second substrate that is bonded to the bottom surface of the first substrate through anodic bonding and has second vias formed therein. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308641 | CHIP HAVING SIDE PROTECTION TERMINAL AND PACKAGE USING THE CHIP - A chip includes a chip body having an upper surface on which an active surface is formed, and at least one side protrusion terminal protruding from a lateral surface of the chip body and electrically connected to the active surface. As a plurality of semiconductor chips or parts may be connected to one another on a single package, a one-chip or one-package of a package is possible and the thickness of the package can be reduced. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308642 | THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION - A thermosetting resin composition contains, as essential components, (A) an epoxy resin having at least two epoxy groups in its molecule, (B) a thermoplastic polyhydroxy polyether resin having a fluorene skeleton, (C) an epoxy curing agent, and (D) a filler. A dry film is obtained by forming a thin film of the thermosetting resin composition on a supporting base film, and a prepreg is obtained by coating and/or impregnating a sheet-like fibrous base material with the thermosetting resin composition. Since they exhibit excellent adhesiveness to a substrate or a conductor and a cured film of the thermosetting resin composition has a relatively low thermal expansion coefficient and a high glass transition point and exhibits high resistance to heat and the capability of being roughened by a roughening treatment, they are useful as a resin insulating layer of a multilayer printed circuit board. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308643 | CROSSLINKABLE THERMOSET MONOMER, COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COMPRISING THE THERMOSET MONOMER AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE COMPOSITION - Disclosed herein is a crosslinkable thermoset monomer. The crosslinkable thermoset monomer has acetylene groups as crosslinking groups introduced at both ends of the backbone. Also disclosed herein is a composition for producing a printed circuit board which comprises the crosslinkable thermoset monomer. The composition exhibits excellent mechanical and thermal properties. Therefore, the composition can be used as a material for next-generation boards that are becoming lighter in weight and smaller in size and thickness. Also disclosed herein is a printed circuit board using the composition. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308644 | Method for Manufacturing PCB and PCB Manufactured using the Same - The present invention relates to a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and, more particularly, to a printed circuit board in which a special-purpose dot circuit and an external circuit are simultaneously formed in order to improve electrical efficiency, for example by decreasing impedance and electromagnetic waves, and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, including a copper clad laminate that includes an insulated substrate and a piece of copper foil applied on one side of the insulated substrate, includes the steps of (a) adhering a dry film including a photosensitizing agent on the copper foil, and then exposing and developing the dry film, thereby forming a dry film opening for forming a dot circuit, (b) forming a copper plating layer by performing electroless or electrolytic plating, and then stripping the dry film other than the copper plating layer, thereby forming a dot circuit, which is a first metal layer, (c) further adhering a dry film including a photosensitizing agent on the dot circuit, and exposing and developing the dry film, thereby forming an external circuit, and (d) forming a second metal layer by performing electroless or electrolytic plating in order to improve the conductivity of the dot circuit and external circuit. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308645 | Printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof - Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof. The printed circuit board having a circuit pattern formed therein includes a substrate having a groove formed therein, the groove corresponding to the circuit pattern; a first circuit pattern formed inside the groove; and a second circuit pattern formed on the first circuit pattern, the second circuit pattern filling up the groove. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308646 | CONDUCTOR PATTERN FORMING INK, CONDUCTOR PATTERN, AND WIRING SUBSTRATE - A conductor pattern forming ink for forming a conductor pattern on a substrate by a droplet discharge method includes: metal particles; an aqueous dispersion medium in which the metal particles are dispersed; and at least one of a compound expressed by Formula (I) below and alkanolamine. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308647 | CIRCUIT BOARD WITH BURIED CONDUCTIVE TRACE FORMED THEREON AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A circuit board with a buried conductive trace formed thereon according to the present invention is provided. A buried conductive trace layer is formed on the surface of a substrate and the pads and fingers of the conductive trace layer are heightened to facilitate the subsequent process of molding. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308648 | PRINTED BOARD AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A printed board having an input/output terminal that connects with a component in an image formation apparatus through a cable, and a control circuit that controls the component, the printed board which includes a conductive pattern on which a capacitor that suppresses an emission of an electromagnetic wave from the cable is mounted between a grounding surface and a signal line from the input/output terminal, the conductive pattern being formed in the vicinity of the input/output terminal. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308649 | Printed Circuit Board With Reduced Signal Distortion - A printed circuit board with reduced signal distortion, including one or more layers of non-conductive substrate upon which are disposed conductive pathways that conduct signals, the signals characterized by distortion at least partly caused by orientation of the conductive pathways on the layers of the printed circuit board, and a periodically patterned reference plane; each conductive pathway that conducts signals oriented orthogonally or diagonally at forty-five degrees with respect to other conductive pathways that conduct signals on the printed circuit board; the periodically patterned reference plane comprising a conductor having discontinuities arranged in a periodically recurring pattern, the pattern of the discontinuities oriented on a surface of a layer of the printed circuit board at an optimum angle, with respect to the conductive pathways that conduct signals on the printed circuit board, that reduces distortion of the signals. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308650 | Printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same - The printed circuit board is manufactured using a simple process of forming a bump on a first metal layer using fireable paste containing carbon nanotubes, firing the first metal layer including the bump, forming an insulating layer and a second metal layer on the first metal layer, and patterning the first and second metal layers, thus specific resistance of the resulting printed circuit board is decreased, and electrical conductivity and cooling performance are improved. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308651 | WIRING SUBSTRATE INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE CORE SUBSTRATE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A wiring substrate includes a core substrate having a first main surface and a mutually opposing second main surface, the second main surface having a conductive property. A first through hole penetrates a core substrate. A first conductive layer extends from the first main surface to the second main surface via the first through hole. An insulating layer is formed on the first conductive layer. A second through hole has the insulating layer as an interior wall. And a second conductive layer is formed inside the second through hole. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308652 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE HAVING DOUBLE-SIDED CIRCUITS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A package substrate having double-sided circuits and a method of manufacturing the same are proposed. The package substrate includes a core board having a plated through hole, a plurality of first electrical contact pads, and a first solder mask layer formed on the core board. A first wiring layer and a second wiring layer are disposed on two opposite surfaces of the core board, respectively, and electrically connected to the plated through hole. A portion of the first wiring layer is exposed from a first opening formed in the first solder mask layer. The first electrical contact pads are disposed on the exposed portion of the first wiring layer. The top surface of the first electrical contact pads is higher than that of the first wiring layer to thereby allow a semiconductor chip to be mounted on the electrical contact pads for improving electrical connection. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308653 | SHIELDING DEVICE - A shielding device for serving as an electromagnetic shield includes a shield body having a top piece and a plurality of sidewall pieces, and an electromagnetic band-gap (EBG) structure disposed on the top piece of the shield body. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308654 | Multi Position Divider Clip - The present invention is directed toward a divider clip that holds a divider wall in a multi-channel raceway. The divider clip includes a base and sidewalls extending from ends of the base. The divider clip also includes removable clip fingers that extend from the base. One of the removable clip fingers is located at the center of the base while a second removable clip finger is located closer to one of the sidewalls. One of the clip fingers is removed from the divider clip to enable the remaining clip finger to hold to divider wall to separate the raceway into either a 50/50 channel split, a 60/40 channel split or a 40/60 channel split. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308655 | COMBINATION EXTRUDED AND CAST METAL OUTDOOR ELECTRONICS ENCLOSURE - A method for forming an electronics enclosure is disclosed. The method comprises extruding a backplane having a first extruded length, the backplane comprising slots on opposing sides of the backplane, wherein the slots extend along the first extruded length. The method further comprises extruding at least one door panel at the first extruded length, wherein the backplane and the door panel each have extruded hinge features for pivotally coupling the door panel to the backplane, and coupling at least two cast metal plates to opposing ends of the backplane, where each of the cast metal plates comprise a gland that aligns with the slots of the backplane to create a continuous channel for inserting a seal. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308656 | High power umbilicals for subterranean electric drilling machines and remotely operated vehicles - Method and required apparatus to provide the closed-loop feedback control of a remote electric motor that has specific required operating parameters which is used to turn a rotary drill bit to drill a borehole in the earth that receives electrical energy through a long umbilical possessing insulated electrical conduits that includes the steps of measuring a set of electrical parameters with a multiplicity of sensors located near the electric motor, sending that measured information to a computer on the surface of the earth, comparing the measured information with the required operating parameters within the computer, adjusting an uphole power generator system to adjust its electrical output parameters to provide electrical energy to a portion of the umbilical located on the surface of the earth, repeating the measurements and adjustments to provide the closed-loop feedback control of the electric motor having specific required operating parameters. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308657 | MAGNETIC RANGING AND CONTROLLED EARTH BOREHOLE DRILLING - A method for determining the distance and/or direction of a second earth borehole with respect to a first earth borehole, includes the following steps: providing, in the first borehole, first and second spaced apart magnetic field sources; providing, in the second borehole, a magnetic field sensor subsystem for sensing directional magnetic field components; activating the first and second magnetic field sources, and producing respective first and second outputs of the magnetic field sensor subsystem, the first output being responsive to the magnetic field produced by the first magnetic field source, and the second output being responsive to the magnetic field produced by the second magnetic field source; and determining distance and/or direction of the second earth borehole with respect to the first earth borehole as a function of the first output and the second output. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308658 | LATCH SYSTEM FOR FRICTION-LOCKED TUBULAR MEMBERS - A technique for securing drilling riser joints in a drilling riser string is presented. The drilling riser joints have a tubular housing that has a box configuration on one end and a pin configuration on the other end. The drilling riser string is assembled by connecting the pin end of one drilling riser joint to the box end of an adjoining drilling riser joint. A moveable ring is used to connect adjoining drilling riser joints. The moveable ring is used to drive a fastener, such as a dog, of one drilling riser joint against the adjoining drilling riser joint. The moveable ring is driven axially from a first position, where the fastener is not engaged against the adjoining drilling riser joint, to a second position where the fastener is engaged against the adjoining drilling riser joint. A latch is used to prevent the moveable ring from moving inadvertently from the second position. This prevents the drilling riser joints from disconnecting inadvertently. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308659 | STEERING COMPONENT, STEERING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF STEERING A DRILL BIT IN A BOREHOLE - This invention relates to a steering component, to a steering assembly, and to a method of steering a drill bit in a borehole. The steering component is adapted for connection to a drill string, the drill string carrying a drill bit and a motor for rotating the drill bit. The steering component comprises: a rotatable driveshaft adapted for connection between the drill bit and the motor; a drive mechanism; and an offsetting component; the drive mechanism providing a rotatable connection between the drill string and the offsetting component whereby the drill string can rotate relative to the offsetting component. The drive mechanism is adapted to drive the offsetting component to rotate in an opposed direction to the driveshaft, so as to counter the rotation of the offsetting component which is induced by friction within the componentry as the driveshaft rotates. The steering component and method are likely to have their greatest utility in steering a drill bit during drilling for oil and gas. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308660 | AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH DRILLING APPARATUS - The invention relates to auxiliary working apparatus ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308661 | Exhaust valve and bit assembly for down-hole percussive drills - A bit assembly is for a percussive drill that includes a casing with an interior chamber and includes a bit connectable with the casing and having a longitudinal bore and an axis through the bore. The bore has a retainer portion with one or more generally. conical inner surfaces extending circumferentially about and facing generally toward the axis. A generally cylindrical valve has a longitudinal passage with an inlet fluidly connectable with the casing chamber and an outlet fluidly connectable with the bit central bore and an axis through the passage. An engagement portion with at least one generally conical outer surface extends circumferentially about and faces generally away from the valve axis. The valve engagement portion is disposable within the bit bore retainer portion such that the valve conical outer surface is disposed within and against the bit conical inner surface to retain the valve coupled with the bit. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308662 | METHOD OF SELECTIVELY ADAPTING MATERIAL PROPERTIES ACROSS A ROCK BIT CONE - Methods of forming cutter assemblies for use on earth-boring tools include sintering a cone structure to fuse one or more cutting elements thereto and having a hardened land area. In some embodiments, one or more green, brown, or fully sintered cutting elements may be positioned on a green or brown cone structure prior to sintering the cone structure to a final density. Cutter assemblies may be formed by such methods, and such cutter assemblies may be used in earth-boring tools such as, for example, earth-boring rotary drill bits and hole openers. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308663 | ROTARY DRILL BITS AND DRILLING TOOLS HAVING PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES ON LONGITUDINALLY TRAILING SURFACES - A rotary drill bit or other drilling tool for drilling or reaming through subterranean formation and comprising a body comprising a distal end and gage areas near a proximal end thereof and comprising longitudinally upward extensions of a plurality of blades or legs. A longitudinally trailing, radially inwardly extending surface is associated with at least some gage pads or legs at the longitudinally trailing ends thereof. Protective structures in the form of superabrasive elements comprising a plurality of thermally stable polycrystalline diamonds, or so-called “TSPs” (thermally stable products) are secured to a trailing surface of at least one gage pad. PDC elements may be employed in combination with the TSPs. Non-diamond structures may also be employed, in lieu of or in conjunction with diamond structures, particularly if drilling of ferrous metal casing components is contemplated. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308664 | Drill bit with replaceable blade members - A drill bit for rotary drilling a well bore of a subterranean formation which has replaceable blades which overlap and interlock with each other and have retention means on more than one axis. The replaceable blades may have cutters with enhanced retention by brazing ring grooves and the body may be flared at its bottom to better retain the blades and cutters. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308665 | WEIGHING DEVICE - Weighing device with at least one weighing cell and with a receiving structure serving to hold the at least one weighing cell, wherein the at least one weighing cell includes a first fastener device serving to fasten the weighing cell in the receiving structure, and the receiving structure includes a second fastener device which is a complementary counterpart of said first fastener device. The fastener devices include a detent engagement mechanism and are designed in such a way that they hold as well as release the weighing cell by means of a form-locking engagement which can be locked and released, respectively, by a simple action in the form of pushing in the direction of the load and pulling against the direction of the load. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308666 | ANTI-ABRASION DEVICE FOR STYLUS INTEGRATED WITH ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An anti-abrasion device for a stylus integrated with an antenna is applied to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a main body, the stylus, and a slot. The anti-abrasion device comprises an antenna-connecting unit, a switch unit and a blocking unit each of which is disposed in the main body, and the blocking unit is linked to the switch unit. When the stylus is inserted in the slot, the antenna-connecting unit touches the stylus; and when the switch unit is switched off, the blocking unit disconnects the stylus from the antenna-connecting unit. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308667 | Drive Unit for Trailers and Caravans - When, according to the invention, a drive unit for trailers or caravans is arranged such that it comprises a chassis ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308668 | Walking robot and method of controlling the same - Disclosed are a walking robot and a method of controlling the same, in which impedance control and torso tilt control are achieved complementarily such that impedance can be adjusted according to the tilt of a torso or the tilt of the torso can be adjusted according to the impedance. The method includes measuring a moment of a foot; measuring a tilt of a torso; adjusting the scale of the measured moment based on the tilt of the torso, and controlling the foot based on the scale-adjusted moment; and adjusting the scale of the measured tilt based on a ZMP variation amount of the foot, and controlling the tilt of the torso based on the scale-adjusted ZMP variation amount. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308669 | QUAD TRACK VEHICLE - The quad track vehicle includes a chassis including a front end, a rear end and a left side and a right side. The chassis is supported on a plurality of tracks. Each of the tracks defines a generally triangular shape. The plurality of tracks includes a front left track at the left side of the chassis, a front right track at the right side of the chassis, a rear left track at the left side of the chassis rearward of the front left track and a rear right track at the right side of the chassis rearward of the front right track. The rear tracks have rearward portions that project a first distance rearwardly beyond the rear end of the chassis. The front tracks have forward portions that project a second distance forwardly beyond the front end of the chassis. The second distance is less than the first distance. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308670 | HYBRID DINGHY PUSHER - A hybrid dinghy pusher for pushing motorhomes is provided. A hybrid vehicle can be connected to a motorhome by a tow bar for towing the hybrid vehicle. When being towed behind a motorhome, the hybrid vehicle can be switched into hybrid dinghy pusher mode. In this mode, during acceleration of the motorhome, the electrical batteries and motors of the hybrid vehicle can provide a propulsive force through the tow bar to the motorhome, which assists the motorhome in accelerating and improves fuel efficiency. Additionally, the dinghy motors can act as generators when appropriate, creating energy which can be stored in batteries for later use during acceleration. The resistance created by the hybrid vehicle can also provide an additional braking force to the motorhome via the tow bar. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308671 | VEHICLE ASSEMBLY WITH INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC WHEEL MOTORS FOR ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES - A vehicle drive assembly is provided. The vehicle drive assembly includes an engine, a transmission operably coupled with the engine, an output shaft operably coupled with the transmission, a differential operably coupled with the output shaft, an axle shaft rotatably coupled to the differential, at least one wheel selectively coupled to the axle shaft via a rotatable axle stub, an electric wheel motor operably coupled to the at least one wheel via the rotatable axle stub, and a coupling device operably coupled with the electric wheel motor for selectively coupling the axle stub with the axle shaft. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308672 | Mobile Aircraft Seat-Wheelchair for Disabled Passengers and People Requiring Assistance - The mobile aircraft seat-wheelchair for people requiring special assistance consists of a standard aircraft seat that includes a seat ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308673 | Method for starting an internal combustion engine in a hybrid drive - A method is described for starting an internal combustion engine of a hybrid drive having at least one electric drive. This drive can be coupled to the internal combustion engine via a first clutch for the pulse start of the engine. A speed change of the at least one electric drive occurring during the pulse start of the internal combustion engine is compensated for by continuously occurring changes of the transmission ratio in a vehicle transmission. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308674 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN AUTO START CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ENGINE PULSE CANCELLATION - A control system for a hybrid powertrain includes an engine start detector that detects when an engine of the hybrid powertrain is activated via an electric motor during an auto start. An electric motor speed monitor determines a first speed of the electric motor for a first time and a second speed of the electric motor for a second time after detection of the engine in an active state. A control module determines a rate of change in speed of the electric motor based on the first speed and the second speed. The control module adjusts torque output of the electric motor during startup of the engine and based on the rate of change in speed. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308675 | GENERATOR DRIVING DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR GENERATOR DRIVING DEVICE - In order to securely prevent, even where a boosting unit is provided, a rush current from arising when a contactor is turned on during a transient state, the voltage of a surge absorbing condenser is controlled so that the voltage difference between the power source capacitor and surge absorbing condenser falls in a predetermined range. The control is performed in the following manner: of the two voltage source inverters of the AC-coupled bi-directional DC-DC converter composing a voltage converter as a boosting unit, only the one that is not connected in parallel with a power source capacitor is activated to perform a chopping operation while the generator is operated with the contactor off. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308676 | Foldable people-carrying vehicle - A vehicle includes a chassis body, a footrest member pivoted to a front end of the chassis body, a rear wheel assembly joined on the chassis body, a seat, a front wheel assembly in front of the footrest member, and a steering device; the seat is pivoted on an upper end of a supporting mechanism, which is pivoted on the chassis body, and can be moved between a raised in-use position and a lowered not-in-use one; the steering device includes a telescopic part, and is pivoted on a pivotal component protruding from an axle of the front wheel assembly to be movable between a raised in-use position and a lowered not-in-use one; an auxiliary wheel assembly is arranged in front of the footrest member and above the front wheel assembly so that the vehicle can be moved on the auxiliary wheel assembly when it is in a folded configuration. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308677 | SIMPLIFIED MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle including a propelling group or engine, a saddle support, a support for the rear wheel and a front directional group including a handlebar integral to a steering headstock functionally associated to a supporting organ of the vehicle front wheel. The front group is connected to a box-like body incorporating the function of filtering box, constrained to the engine and apt to support the latter by connecting it, therethrough, to the front directional group. The support for the rear wheel and the saddle support being constrained to the engine. The vehicle not equipped with additional members apt to constrain the engine to the front directional group. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308678 | ELECTRIC BICYCLE - An electric bicycle is formed by user-manipulatively mounting a power driving assembly to a regular bicycle. The power driving assembly includes a driving gear, a flat motor, a battery set, an operation knob, and a transmission gear train. The driving gear is mounted to spokes of a bicycle wheel and is concentric with respect to an axle of the wheel. The flat motor is mounted to a frame of the wheel. The battery set is received in a casing, which is mounted to a frame of the bicycle and the operation knob is mounted on a handlebar of the bicycle or other suitable locations to control a switch of the flat motor, which transmits the power generated by the flat motor through the transmission gear train to drive the driving gear and thus controlling forwarding and stopping of the bicycle wheel, thereby realizing the operation and function of the electric bicycle. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308679 | Driver fatigue status detector device - Two linear array of switches (on/off non pressed/pressed) what can provide a quantified multilevel electric signals (on/off) to a computer for a real time analyze of driver status and dozen advertise. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308680 | VEHICLE ENGINE MOUNT - The invention relates to an engine mount for mounting an engine on a frame of an agricultural or industrial utility vehicle. The frame has two spaced apart frame elements. Further components of the utility vehicle, such as a gearbox and/or a vehicle axle, can be attached to the frame elements. An outer portion of an engine housing forms a mounting structure through which the engine is mounted on the frame elements, so that no external forces are applied to the engine or to the engine housing. The engine is mounted on the two frame elements using only the mounting structure. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308681 | JOINT AND/OR BEARING ARRANGEMENT - A joint and/or bearing arrangement ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308682 | Power steering for an all terrain vehicle - An all-terrain vehicle including a frame having longitudinally-spaced ends defining a first longitudinal axis, and a power steering unit supported by the frame. The power steering unit has an output shaft which is held at its free end in an aperture, and rotates within a bearing. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308683 | IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS AND STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM - An electric power steering system includes a multi-phase electric motor, an inverter connected to the rotary electric machine and an electronic control apparatus. One phase of the motor is pulled up by a resistor. The electronic control apparatus detects disconnection abnormality between the motor and the inverter by checking phase voltages of the inverter by stopping the inverter operation. If disconnection is detected, current is supplied to the remaining normal two phases. The electronic control apparatus detects short-circuit abnormality by checking an electric angle (rotation angle) of the motor. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308684 | ECHOLOCATION DEVICE - A device and method of using the device for the detection of objects within structures or environments of interest is disclosed which utilizes ultrasonic signals and echoes for said detection. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308685 | DIPOLE FLOW DRIVEN RESONATORS FOR FAN NOISE MITIGATION - A fan system includes a rotor supported for rotation about a fan axis. The rotor has a central hub and a plurality of blades each extending outwardly from the hub to a tip. The rotor blades define a rotor plane perpendicular to the fan axis. A first acoustic resonator has an opening disposed on a first side of the rotor plane and a second acoustic resonator has an opening disposed on a second side of the rotor plane. The acoustic resonators are configured to provide a dipole resonator system operable to at least partially reduce a blade pass frequency tone in an upstream and a downstream direction simultaneously. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308686 | Venturi muffler - A venturi muffler is made of a plurality of metallic tubular stepped members which are stacked together and define at least one sound-reflective chamber which opens through an annular venturi passage into an axial flow passage of the venturi muffler thereby creating a partial vacuum in the annular chamber. The annular chambers include aligned openings through which exhaust gasses flow but are also reflected by walls of the sound-reflective chambers. Therefore, the exhaust sound or noise is dampened by the cancellation of sound waves 180 degrees out of phase with each other, the creation of a partial vacuum through which sound cannot propagate or propagates minimally, and by the heat removed by all of the metallic heat-conductive venturi-forming segments of the venturi muffler. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308687 | MUFFLER FOR VEHICLE - A muffler of a vehicle includes a first muffler body so as to form a first chamber, at least a second muffler body including a housing, one end portion opened and the other end portion closed, wherein one of the second muffler bodies is fitted into the other end portion of the first member to form a second chamber and the other second muffler bodies are fitted into each other through the one end portions in series to form third chambers if more than one second muffler bodies are assembled, an inflow pipe to connect the outside with the first, second and/or third chamber by passing the one end portion of the first muffler body, and an outflow pipe to communicate the first, second, and/or third chamber with the outside by passing through the other end portion of the last second muffler body. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308688 | FOLDABLE STEP DEVICE AND METHOD - A foldable step apparatus comprising a foldable parallelepiped frame with a safety locking mechanism, a step, and a tension device, such as a spring, to enable easy folding and unfolding. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308689 | TRAY FOR TRIPOD DEER STAND | 2009-12-17 |
20090308690 | Ball screw device having lubricating device - A ball screw device includes a ball nut rotatably engaged onto a screw shaft for forming a gap between the ball nut and the screw shaft and for receiving a lubricating oil and for forming a helical raceway between the ball nut and the screw shaft, a number of bearing members engaged between the ball nut and the screw shaft and in the helical raceway, and a forcing device includes a barrel having an outer helical member for forming a helical channel and for receiving the lubricating oil, and for forcing the lubricating oil to flow into the gap between the ball nut and the screw shaft and to effectively lubricate the bearing members when the barrel is rotated relative to the screw shaft. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308691 | PLUNGER LUBRICATOR HOUSING - A plunger lubricator housing includes an elongated tubular body formed from a single piece of material. The body has a first end, a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a plunger receiving interior bore. Radial ports provide fluid communication between the interior bore and the outer surface. Each of the radial ports has a coupling that is recessed into the body. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308692 | Lubricating Pump with Double-Acting Drive Piston - The invention relates to an automatic lubricating pump ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308693 | METHOD OF STAGING INVENTORY - A method for staging product inventory includes the steps of placing an inventory staging structure adjacent a retail store, marketing advertising space on the structure and staging inventory in the structure. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308694 | STAIRLIFTS - The present invention provides a stairlift assembly in which the stairlift chair can be tilted forward and backward to compensate for sections of the stairlift rail being slightly out of vertical. According to the invention tilting is achieved by a novel form of interface which is mounted between the chair and the stairlift carriage. Thus the tilt function need only be provided as and when needed. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308695 | LARGE ITEM TRANSPORT IN A GROUP ELEVATOR SYSTEM - Elevators ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308696 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE OF ELEVATOR - A vibration damping system for an elevator is provided with a damping device ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308697 | ACTIVE GUIDING AND BALANCE SYSTEM FOR AN ELEVATOR - An active guiding and balance system that retains the active control of an elevator system in the presence of displacement. This active control may be maintained via the use of an actuator that tailors Lorentz force relative to the level of displacement along a non-linear continuum. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308698 | CALIPER ATTACHING TYPE ELECTRICAL PARKING BRAKE IN VEHICLE - According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an EPB serving as an electrical parking brake in which a gear wheel and an external ring gear are arranged parallel to a driving gear rotating through a motor serving as the power source on a side surface, and fixed and output sun gears generating output torque are arranged to penetrate the external ring gear in a shaft direction via an internal ring gear and a planetary gear being in inner contact with the external ring gear, an overall length of a single body type housing with the motor is determined only by diameters of the driving gear, the gear wheel, and the external ring gear. Therefore, a power assembly converting the power of the motor driven by an ECU into the output torque is downsized so that a caliper mounted on a wheel presses a wheel disk. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308699 | BRAKING DEVICE OF MEASURING INSTRUMENT AND MEASURING INSTRUMENT - A braking device of a measuring instrument includes a body case and a spindle that penetrates the body case to be axially and reciprocably displaceable. The braking device includes a cylinder of which a first end is attached to the body case for accommodating a second end of the spindle, a piston provided on the second end of the spindle and accommodated to be reciprocably displaceable within the cylinder, a closing member provided on a second end of the cylinder to form a damper chamber between the closing member and the piston; a shaft connected to a side of the piston opposite to the spindle and penetrates the closing member; and a knob provided on a distal end of the shaft. A clearance is provided between the closing member and the shaft to circulate air. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308700 | Spring-Applied Parking Brake With Manual Release and Reapply - A spring-applied parking brake with manual release and reapply. A gear box fixed relative to the rear wall of a cylinder has a manual crank. A pushrod extending through the cylinder and gear box is connected to provide braking force. A threaded collet surrounding helical threads on the pushrod has flexible radially expandable tines. When the gear box is manually cranked, the pushrod is rotated and due to interaction of the threads on the inside of the collet and on the pushrod, the pushrod is moved axially releasing or reapplying the brake. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308701 | ACTUATOR WITH FUNCTION MONITOR - An actuator ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308702 | Disc brake cover - A disc brake cover ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308703 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING AND REMOVING A DISK BRAKE ROTOR TO A WHEEL HUB - A disc brake assembly comprising a brake rotor including a rotor flange having a circular countersink extending through a thickness of the rotor flange, with a smooth, beveled outer portion for receiving a rotor retention screw in a recessed position, and a threaded inner portion for receiving a prying screw; and a wheel hub including a hub flange having a circular bore for the rotor retention screw extending through a thickness of the hub flange, the circular bore having a threaded inner portion for receiving the rotor retention screw from the countersink for securing the brake rotor to the wheel hub. A diameter of the inner portion or the circular countersink is larger then a diameter of the circular bore to allow insertion of the prying screw into the circular countersink but not into the circular bore. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308704 | Brake Pad Adapter Plate - A brake pad adapter plate | 2009-12-17 |
20090308705 | Colloidal damper - Intended is to perform a further durability improvement of a colloidal damper. This colloidal damper ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308706 | FOLDABLE-CHAIR-EQUIPPED BAG - A bag includes support pipes | 2009-12-17 |
20090308707 | DISK CLUTCH OR MULTIPLE DISK BRAKE COMPRISIHNG A MULTI-PART DISK CARRIER - A disk clutch or brake, with inner and outer disk carriers that respectively carry inner and outer disks. The inner and outer disks are arranged axially in alternation next to one another. At least one of the inner and outer disk carriers have radial openings through which coolant flows toward the disks. The inner and/or outer disk carrier have a toothed component, which is fixed to and at least partially axially and radially encompasses a basic component. The inner or outer disks are fixed toothed component to prevent relative rotation while allowing axial displacement. Radial openings are formed in the basic and toothed components to enable a flow of coolant. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308708 | Emergency Stop System for a Group of Machine Units - An emergency stop system for a group of machine units ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308709 | MULTIPLE-DISK BRAKE IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAVING CONTROLLABLE COOLING OIL SUPPLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The invention concerns a multi-disk brake ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308710 | GEAR-SHIFTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A gear-shifting structure is provided for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a transmission box that contains therein a gear train, a clutch, a switching fork, a gear-shifting hub, and a motor. The motor cooperates with a worm shaft to actuate the clutching operation of the clutch and to cause movement of the gear-shifting hub in order to carry out the gear shifting operation. The motor has a rotary member that drives the worm shaft on which a worm and a cam are mounted. To effect gear shifting, the motor drives the worm shaft to have the cam abut and displace the clutch and at the same time, the worm drives the gear-shifting hub to thus realize the operation of gear shifting. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308711 | MEMBER FOR REMOVABLY CONNECTING AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL GUIDE AND SLIDE WALL ABOVE A CONVEYOR, THE VERTICAL GUIDE AND SLIDE WALL, AND GUIDE AND SLIDE MEANS FOR SAID WALL - A member for removably connecting at least one vertical guide and slide wall ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308712 | ESCALATOR - An escalator includes a plurality of steps or panels, a chain for driving the steps or panels, at least one chain wheel around which the chain is deflected and wherein the chain, starting from the chain wheel, forms an upper strand and a lower strand. There is also provided a device for the polygonal compensation of the movement of the at least one chain wheel. The effective lever arm of the chain on the at least one chain wheel in the upper strand is substantially equal to the effective lever arm of the chain on the at least one chain wheel in the lower strand. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308713 | DIVERTER - A diverter ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308714 | HIGH RATE PREFORM FEEDING DEVICE - Centrifugal feeder device comprising an outer enclosure ( | 2009-12-17 |
20090308715 | CONVEYOR BELT - A method of attaching a pawl to a region of a surface of a conveyor belt comprising pre-stressing the surface region and fixing the pawl to the surface region while it is in the pre-stressed state. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308716 | Belt Conveyor - A belt conveyor comprising
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20090308717 | ADJUSTABLE MICRO DEVICE FEEDER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a micro device feeder system includes: adjusting a distance between a movable drive plate and a mounting plate for aligning a carrier tape carrying a micro device to a center line for pick-up of the micro device by external device handling equipment; and configuring a tape handling mechanism, having a sprocket assembly, to accommodate a predetermined width of the carrier tape. | 2009-12-17 |
20090308718 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM - A foldable side frame for a side conveyor system of a screening unit for processing materials that includes means of placing the side conveyor system within an envelope of a screening device. The system comprises providing a base, mid and upper frame section of the side conveyor system with a first operating means acting to pivot the mid frame relative to the base frame about a first pivot axis and a second operating means acting to pivot the upper frame relative to the mid frame about a second pivot axis in which in the operative position the first and second axes are obliquely angled relative to one another. | 2009-12-17 |