| 52nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
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| 20120325512 | Weather resistant electrical disconnect junction box - A weather resistant electrical disconnect junction box having a base member of molded insulating material with a back panel and side panels forming an internal volume with a front access opening and a cover member of molded insulating material dimensioned and contoured to removably cover the access opening with a weather resistant seal. Internal insulating terminal mounts are integrally molded with the back panel of the box and dimensioned and arranged for selectively receiving and retaining conductive terminal blocks, fuse clips and disconnect terminals in cooperative arrangement for thereby selectively providing a weather resistant fused or non-fused electrical disconnect junction box which permits easy manufacture and assembly. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325513 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING STRAIN RELIEF FEATURE - A connector assembly is provided having a cable having an outer jacket and inner shield, a cable clamp connected to the cable, and an eyelet. The eyelet has an elongated portion and flange. The flange includes a flange surface near the cable clamp to longitudinally position the eyelet relative to the cable. At least a portion of the elongated portion of the eyelet is crimped to the outer jacket of the cable to substantially prevent relative rotation between the cable and the eyelet. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325514 | CABLE CONSTRUCTION - A technique facilitates installation of cables in a variety of environments, including downhole environments. A cable is provided with a core surrounded by a protective jacket. In the radial space between the core and the protective jacket, a filler mechanism is deployed in the axial direction along the cable. The filler mechanism is designed to provide easy access to the core to facilitate coupling with various related components while limiting risk involved with exposing the core. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325515 | CABLE AND POLYMER COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a cable comprising a conductor surrounded by at a least one polymer layer comprising a polymer composition of the invention which comprises a polymer component and optionally a carbon black (CB) component, to a production process of the cable and to a polymer composition of the invention which comprises a polymer component and optionally a carbon black (CB) component and which is for use in a cable layer. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325516 | Thermally Tuned Coaxial Cable For Microwave Antennas - A coaxial cable, including an inner conductor and an outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor and a thermally responsive material positioned between the outer conductor and the inner conductor. The outer conductor is in a generally concentric relationship to the inner conductor and the inner and outer conductors are adapted to connect to an energy source. A thermal change in the thermally responsive material alters the generally concentric relationship between the outer conductor and the inner conductor. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325517 | RELIABLE WIRE STRUCTURE AND METHOD - A wire structure, which may be configured for a semiconductor device, is disclosed. The wire may include an elongate flexible core formed of a conductor material and a cladding layer covering an outer surface of the core. The cladding layer may be a conductor. In various aspects the cladding layer and core have a different grain sizes. An average grain size of the core material may several orders of magnitude greater than an average grain size of the cladding layer material. The cladding layer may be an alloy having a varying concentration of a minor component across its thickness. Methods of forming a wire structure are also disclosed. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325518 | CONDUCTIVE THERMOSETTING ADHESIVE TAPE - Disclosed is a conductive adhesive tape which can exhibit extremely stable electroconductivity upon use over a long duration and/or use under severe environmental conditions even when applied in a small area. The conductive thermosetting adhesive tape includes a metallic foil; and a thermosetting adhesive layer on one side of the metallic foil. The thermosetting adhesive layer has a bond strength before curing of 2 N/20 mm or more and a bond strength after curing of 10 N/20 mm or more. The conductive thermosetting adhesive tape is preferably one including the metallic foil; the thermosetting adhesive layer on one side of the metallic foil; and a terminal exposed from the surface of the thermosetting adhesive layer, in which the conductive thermosetting adhesive tape has a total area of the terminal present per 30 mm | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325519 | WIRE PROTECTOR - A wire protector is provided that is lightweight, that has a simple structure, and that is capable of covering a circumference of wires along a length direction thereof and of preventing an occurrence of noise due to contact with the wires sheathed therein. The wire protector covers the circumference of the wires in the length direction thereof, is configured with a cylindrical member made of a hot press processed non-woven fabric, is formed such that an inner surface is more pliable than an outer surface hardened by the hot press process, and has a slit from the outer surface to the inner surface formed along the entire length direction. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325520 | HIGH THREAD SPARK PLUG WITH UNDERCUT INSULATOR - An assembly for a spark plug, the assembly having: an insulator, the insulator having a channel formed in an exterior surface of the insulator; and a jamb nut surrounding the insulator, the jamb nut being aligned with the channel such that a distal end of the jamb nut does not contact the insulator. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325521 | GROMMET - A grommet is fit on a pipe harness formed by inserting a wire harness into a metallic pipe. The grommet has a small-diameter tube configured to allow insertion of the pipe harness therethrough in a tight manner. The small-diameter tube has an inner diameter B obtained by adding an allowable tolerance dimension α to an outer diameter A of the pipe. Two annular ribs project from an outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter tube on the side of a distal end opening and a band winding portion is interposed between the annular ribs. An annular sealing lip projects from an inner peripheral surface of the small-diameter tube at an inner position displaced from a position corresponding to the band winding portion. The sealing lip has an inner diameter C obtained by subtracting the allowable tolerance dimension a from the outer diameter A of the pipe. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325522 | CONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, TRANSPARENT DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a conductor structure provided with a transparent conductive film that can reduce a resistance value in a high-frequency band, while ensuring transparency. Also disclosed is an electronic device provided with the conductor structure. On the main surface of a glass substrate ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325523 | STRUCTURE, WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRING BOARD - A structure ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325524 | FLEX-RIGID WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flex-rigid wiring board has a first rigid wiring board having a first inner layer and a first terminal on the first inner layer, a second rigid wiring board having a second inner layer and a second terminal on the second inner layer, and a flexible wiring board connecting the boards and having third and fourth terminals on the flexible board. The first and second boards have openings and are positioned such that the boards are spaced apart and form a recess portion formed of the openings facing each other, the flexible board is in the recessed portion such that the first terminal is connected to the third terminal and the second terminal is connected to the fourth terminal, and the first board has an interlayer conductor through an insulation layer in the first board such that the conductor is not directly under the first terminal. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325525 | Electrode Array and Method of Fabrication - An electrode array, having application as a cochlear implant, includes a tube formed of Parylene defining a hollow channel. A substrate formed primarily of Parylene is supported by the tube. In turn, a plurality of metallic electrodes and feed lines are supported by the substrate. Numerous voids are defined by the tube which opens into the hollow channel. The size and spacing of the voids regulate stiffness and curl of the tube to provide excellent fit within the cochlea. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325526 | BUNDLED FLEXIBLE FLAT CIRCUIT CABLE - A bundled flexible flat circuit cable includes a flexible substrate that forms at least one cluster section having an end forming at least one first connection section and an opposite end forming at least one second connection section. Both the first and second connection sections or one of the first and second connection sections form a stack structure. The flexible substrate can be of a structure of single-sided or double-sided substrate and may additionally include an electromagnetic shielding layer. A bundling structure is provided to bundle the cluster section at a predetermined location to form a bundled structure. The bundling structure can be made of a shielding material, an insulation material, or a combination of shielding material and insulation material. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325527 | BUNDLED FLEXIBLE FLAT CIRCUIT CABLE - A bundled flexible flat circuit cable includes a flexible substrate that forms at least one cluster section having an end forming at least one first connection section and an opposite end forming at least one second connection section. Both the first and second connection sections or one of the first and second connection sections form a stack structure. The flexible substrate can be of a structure of single-sided or double-sided substrate and may additionally include an electromagnetic shielding layer. A bundling structure is provided to bundle the cluster section at a predetermined location to form a bundled structure. The bundling structure can be made of a shielding material, an insulation material, or a combination of shielding material and insulation material. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325528 | BUNDLED FLEXIBLE FLAT CIRCUIT CABLE - A bundled flexible flat circuit cable includes a flexible substrate that forms at least one cluster section having an end forming at least one first connection section and an opposite end forming at least one second connection section. Both the first and second connection sections or one of the first and second connection sections form a stack structure. The flexible substrate can be of a structure of single-sided or double-sided substrate and may additionally include an electromagnetic shielding layer. A bundling structure is provided to bundle the cluster section at a predetermined location to form a bundled structure. The bundling structure can be made of a shielding material, an insulation material, or a combination of shielding material and insulation material. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325529 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a first substrate portion including a first feed-through conductor portion in a vertical direction, a second substrate portion provided on the first substrate portion and including a second feed-through conductor portion in a vertical direction of a corresponding part to the first feed-through conductor portion, and a feed-through electrode including the first feed-through conductor portion and the second feed-through conductor portion. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325530 | CIRCUIT BOARD WITH EVEN CURRENT DISTRIBUTION - A circuit board includes an outer conductive layer, a number of inner conductive layers, at least one group of vias defined through the outer conductive layer and the inner conductive layers and electrically connected each conductive layers, at least one power supply element, and at least one electronic element. The at least one group of vias surrounds the at least one power supply element. When the least one power supply element outputs current to the at least one electronic element, a first portion of the output current flows to the inner conductive layers through the group of vias surrounding the at least one power supply element to be input to the at least one electronic element, and a second portion of the output current flows into the at least one electronic element through the outer conductive layer. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325531 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD WITH IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE AND YIELD - A printed wiring board is configured such that copper-laminated plates and prepregs are alternately laminated and surface conductive layers are arranged on the outermost positions outside the prepregs, wherein all leading wires from pads for surface-mount parts to be mounted on the surface of the printed wiring board are connected to inner conductive layers of the copper laminated plates through blind via holes connecting the surface conductive layer and the copper-laminated plate therebelow, and inner via holes connecting conductive layers on the top and rear surfaces of at least one of the copper-laminated plates that is nearest to the surface conductive layer are provided and a conductive film is formed in the inner via holes. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325532 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE INCLUDING A MODIFIED PHOTORESIST AS A PERMANENT INTERCONNECT DIELECTRIC AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - An interconnect structure is provided that may include at least one cured permanent patterned dielectric material located on a surface of a substrate. The at least one cured permanent patterned dielectric material is a cured product of a patterned photoresist that includes a dielectric enabling element therein. The structure further includes at least one conductively filled region embedded within the at least one cured permanent patterned dielectric material. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325533 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD AND MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of manufacturing a multilayer circuit board includes forming a prepreg on a surface of a first circuit board including a first region in which a plated-through hole is formed and a second region in which a solid pattern is formed, the prepreg having a first hole reaching the plated-through hole and a second hole reaching the solid pattern, filling the first hole with a conductive paste, and pressing a second circuit board on the prepreg to laminate the first circuit board and the second circuit board to each other after filling the first hole with the conductive paste. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325534 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER-IMPREGNATED BASE MATERIAL - Disclosed are a method for producing a liquid crystal polyester-impregnated base material, which includes the following steps of (1) impregnating a sheet-like base material composed of a fiber with a liquid composition containing 15 to 45% by mass of a liquid crystal polyester and 55 to 85% by mass of a solvent (based on 100% by mass in total of the liquid crystal polyester and the solvent); (2) allowing the base material impregnated with the liquid composition to pass through a pair of rolls having a distance which is smaller than the thickness of the base material; and (3) heating the liquid composition-impregnated base material passed through rolls at 140 to 250° C. for 60 to 600 seconds; and a printed circuit board including the liquid crystal polyester-impregnated base material produced by the method as an insulating layer. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325535 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD ENCAPSULATED BY ADHESIVE LAMINATE COMPRISING A DI-ISOIMIDE, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - The present invention deals with a flexible printed wiring board in the form of a printed wiring board wherein the conductive elements are fully encapsulated by an epoxy adhesive comprising a novel aromatic di-isoimide chemical compound. The conductive elements are thereby protected. The flexible printed wiring board is readily cured at a temperature in the range of 100 to 250° C. However, before curing, by virtue of the latent cure feature of the epoxy adhesive, the adhesive component of the printed wiring board has an extended shelf life, and avoids premature curing during processing. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325536 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME - A display device includes a display panel having a first substrate a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a translucent panel attached, via an adhesive layer, to a surface of the second substrate opposite a surface facing the first substrate. The first substrate includes a terminal region which does not face the second substrate and in which a plurality of terminals are provided. A circuit component is mounted on the terminals in the terminal region. At least part of the circuit component is covered by the adhesive layer extending from between the second substrate and the translucent panel to the terminal region. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325537 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND NOISE BLOCKING METHOD - A circuit board ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325538 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A printed circuit board assembly includes: a base material of printed boards; a solder pad formed on a pad-forming portion of the base material of printed boards and having a lead-coupling portion, a soldermask-covered portion, and an intermediate portion interposed therebetween; a soldermask having a solder pad-covering portion formed on the soldermask-covered portion of the solder pad and a remainder portion formed on the base material of printed boards; and a solder paste having one portion formed on the lead-coupling portion of the solder pad and attached to a lead of an electronic component, and the other portion formed on the intermediate portion of the solder pad, the solder pad-covering portion of the soldermask being substantially free of solder paste thereabove. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325539 | BONDING AREA DESIGN FOR TRANSIENT LIQUID PHASE BONDING PROCESS - Devices, methods and systems are disclosed herein to describe the wettability characteristics of the material forming a bonding area, a non-bonding area, and a melted bonding material. The melted bonding material may have a high degree of cohesion and may result in a very high contact angle (e.g., between | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325540 | FOOTPRINT ON PCB FOR LEADFRAME-BASED PACKAGES - A footprint of a printed circuit board (PCB) for a leadframe-based package includes a plurality of pads arranged within a central region on a main surface of the PCB; and an array of signal pads disposed within a peripheral region surrounding the central region. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325541 | AXIOCENTRIC SCRUBBING LAND GRID ARRAY CONTACTS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION - A contact structure and assembly and a method for manufacturing the same for a microelectronics device includes first and second electrically conductive contacts being helically shaped. A carrier element is attached to and positioned between the first and second contacts. The first and second contacts are in electrical communication with each other, and the first and second contacts are in a mirror image relationship with each other. A pair of insulating substrates each include electrically conductive members. A contact point on each of the first and second contacts is attached and electrically communicating to respective electrically conductive members such that the first and second electrically conductive contacts between the pair of insulating substrates form an electrically conductive package. A metal layer on the carrier element provides electrical conductivity through a first opening defined by the carrier element between the first and second portions of the helix shaped contact. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325542 | Circuit Board - Lamination circuit board in which ground and conductor layers are laminated via an electrically insulating layer. Various configurations allow the ground layer to realize characteristic impedance matching in the circuit board: (a) One having at least a removal region where at least a projection region, being the conductor layer orthogonally projected onto the ground layer, is removed; (b) One in which in the lamination the conductor layer, a signal transmission line, and the ground layer are laminated in that order via the electrically insulating layer, and having at least a removal region where the conductor layer and the signal transmission line overlap; and (c) One in which in the lamination a signal transmission line, the ground layer, and the conductor layer are laminated in that order via the electrically insulating layer, and having at least a removal region where the conductor layer and the signal transmission line overlap. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325543 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD (PWB) WITH LANDS - A PWB having a plurality of through holes into which electronic parts' leads are inserted, and metal plated lands formed around the through holes. The metal plated lands are polygon in which the number of sides is an even number and each pair of facing sides are parallel, and the lands have circular concaves at all the corners and the sides of polygon are arranged to be parallel to the sides of the neighboring metal plated lands. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325544 | STRUCTURE, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD - The disclosed structure ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325545 | CONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a method for producing a conductive film with excellent transparency and conductivity by a simple method suitable for large-area production. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325546 | Hi-Definition Multimedia Interface Gasket - A gasket comprises a main portion having first and second ends, a parallel leg extending perpendicularly from each of the first and second ends, and a step portion extending perpendicularly from each of the other end of the legs. The main portion and leg form an opening that is sized and dimensioned to receive a shell of a connector. A layer of nickel plated metalized nylon fabric wrapped over polyurethane foam. One side of the layer bonds to the interior surfaces of the main portion and leg that form the opening and the other side of the layer is adapted to urge against the shell of the HDMI connector. A section of the layer extends beyond the widths of the main and legs. The section is adapted to urge against a faceplate to maintain an electrical-conductive path between the shell of the HDMI connector and the surface of the faceplate. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325547 | Hi-Definition Multimedia Interface Shield with Fingers - An electromagnetic shield comprises a single sheet of metal having outer and inner peripheries. The outer periphery forms a plurality of outer deflectable fingers extending outward from a bent edge of the outer periphery for contacting a surface of a faceplate. The plurality of outer deflectable fingers is deflectable to allow for installation and removal of the faceplate. The inner periphery has an opening for receiving an HDMI connector and forming a plurality of inner deflectable fingers extending inwardly from a bent edge of the inner periphery. The plurality of inner deflectable fingers is deflectable to allow for insertion and removal of the HDMI connector. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325548 | WATERTIGHT SEAL ASSEMBLY - A watertight seal assembly for an electrical connection prevents moisture intrusion with a submerged device and features a wire plug having an opening sized for watertight receipt of a wire jacket and apertures sized to feed wire leads into the housing of the electric device. The wire plug is sized to form a watertight seal within a frusto-conical cavity located on the housing of the submerged electric device. A wire cap having a hole for sealed passage of the wire jacket fits over the wire plug and locks together with an attachment hub on the housing of the submerged electric device, producing a watertight seal. The inner surface of the hole in the wire cap opening includes nubs that bite into the wire jacket as the wire cap is twisted, thereby creating a watertight seal between the cap and wire jacket and providing an additional barrier for avoiding moisture intrusion. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325549 | DEVICE FOR FIXING A CABLE TO A CABLE OUTLET CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a device for fixing a cable to a cable outlet connector, consisting of a clamping sleeve, a spring element and a locking ring, whereby the spring element is in the form of an open ring whose ends are clamped between a supporting contour of the clamping sleeve and a driving contour of the locking ring, while the spring element is variable in diameter by means of a relative movement of the locking ring with respect to the clamping sleeve. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325550 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND CONNECTION METHOD - When a GND electrode of a main board is connected to a GND electrode of a daughter board by a flat cable, an end portion of one side of a first GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the main board and an end portion of the other side of the first GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the daughter board. An end portion of one side of a second GND line is insulated from a circuit of the main board and an end portion of the other side of the second GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the daughter board. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325551 | FLAT COAXIAL CABLE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A flat coaxial cable includes an insulating base layer, a conductor line layer, an insulating cover layer, an electromagnetic shield layer and an outer insulating layer. The conductive layer is disposed on the insulating base layer. The insulating cover layer and the insulating base layer encompass the conductor line layer, wherein the insulating cover layer and the insulating base layer form an inner insulating layer. The electromagnetic shield layer encompasses the inner insulating layer. The outer insulating layer encompasses the electromagnetic shield layer. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325552 | TERMINAL STRUCTURE FOR WIRE HARNESS - As described above, in the terminal structure for wire harness in this embodiment, since the molding resin | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325553 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BODY AND WIRE HARNESS - The wire harness as the circuit body is obtained as described below. In step S | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325554 | Wire Connecting Structure and Cable Connector Assembly - A wire connecting structure and a cable connector assembly is provided. The wire connecting structure includes an electrical conductor, a cable and a resin. The electrical conductor includes a wire connecting portion. The cable includes an insulator and a core wire surrounded by and exposed from the insulator, the core wire connected to the wire connecting portion. The resin seals a part of the core wire exposed from the insulator and a part of the wire connecting portion. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325555 | ROBOTIC TUNNELING SYSTEM - A tunneling system is disclosed that includes a surface power-controller, umbilical tether, robotic tender, and robotic tunneling device. This system allows the robotic tunneling device to efficiently create new tunnels using the power and fluids provided from the surface through the robotic drilling tender, as well as a way to efficiently manage cuttings below surface. The system is designed to operate not only when the well is not producing, but also on a continuous basis while the well is producing. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325556 | Computer-Based Method for Real-Time Three-Dimensional Geological Model Calculation and Reservoir Navigation - A method of calculating a 3-D geologic model in real time using, as input, 2-D geologic data. The 3-D is used for conducting further drilling operations. The model may be updated in real time using additional measurements obtained during drilling operations. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325557 | WATER/SLURRY CONTAINMENT DEVICE - A water/slurry containment device for core drilling can contain and allow water/slurry to be extracted while the coring is occurring rather than allowing a puddle to form with more extensive cleanup required afterward. The device contains the water/slurry mix so that none escapes the confines of the device, so that water can be used in the core drilling. Water is essential to the life of the diamond coated bit and it keeps dust and noise to a minimum. The device includes a base plate with a collector ring that can rest on a surface to be core drilled. A notch can be cut in the collector ring and/or base plate to allow water and slurry to be removed from the device while core drilling. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325558 | Rock Drill Bit, a Drilling Assembly and a Method for Percussive Rock Drilling - A rock drill bit for percussive drilling comprising a bit head configured to be attached at an end of a drill element of a drilling assembly and having a diameter larger than that of a said drill element. The bit head has at a front end as seen in the intended drilling direction a generally frusto-conical shape defined by a substantially circumferential ring provided with a plurality of gauge buttons distributed along the extension of the ring for engaging material to be crushed. A central flush channel extends through the bit head and has at least one flushing hole opening at said front end to conduct flushing medium to said front end. At least one peripheral flushing hole of said at least one flushing hole opening at said front end opens in said substantially circumferential ring. At least two peripheral flushing holes open in said substantially circumferential ring. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325559 | CORE CAPTURE AND RECOVERY FROM UNCONSOLIDATED OR FRIABLE FORMATIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Methods and systems for enhanced capture and recovery of core samples from unconsolidated or friable formations are provided using drilling fluids that permit increased overpressures to preserve the ability to cut core samples and to strengthen the core samples obtained. Drilling fluids used during capture and recovery of core samples may comprise a solid particulate loss prevention material having a size range from about 150 microns to about 1,000 microns. The solid particulate loss prevention material prevents fracture initiation and propagation in the subterranean formation to allow the use of higher overpressures than would otherwise be possible. Thus, by circulating drilling fluid in the borehole while drilling a core sample, higher overpressures may be achieved, which have been found to be beneficial during core capture and recovery by maintaining core integrity and avoiding core loss. In this way, core sample integrity is improved, yielding more accurate representations of the subsurface. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325560 | BEARING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS - In an embodiment, a bearing apparatus comprises a first bearing assembly including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced first bearing elements each of which includes a first bearing surface. The bearing apparatus further includes a second bearing assembly including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced second bearing elements each of which includes a second bearing surface oriented to engage the first bearing surfaces of the first bearing assembly during operation. At least one of the second bearing elements may be circumferentially spaced from an adjacent one of the second bearing elements by a lateral spacing greater than a lateral dimension of the at least one of the second bearing elements. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325561 | Housing, Mandrel and Bearing Assembly for Downhole Drilling Motor - A downhole housing, mandrel and bearing assembly | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325562 | DIAMOND ENHANCED CUTTING ELEMENTS, EARTH-BORING TOOLS EMPLOYING DIAMOND-ENHANCED CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING DIAMOND-ENHANCED CUTTING ELEMENTS - Cutting elements for use in earth-boring applications include a substrate, a transition layer, and a working layer. The transition layer and the working layer comprise a continuous matrix phase and a discontinuous diamond phase dispersed throughout the matrix phase. The concentration of diamond in the working layer is higher than in the transition layer. Earth-boring tools include at least one such cutting element. Methods of making cutting elements and earth-boring tools include mixing diamond crystals with matrix particles to form a mixture. The mixture is formulated in such a manner as cause the diamond crystals to comprise about 50% or more by volume of the solid matter in the mixture. The mixture is sintered to form a working layer of a cutting element that is at least substantially free of polycrystalline diamond material and that includes the diamond crystals dispersed within a continuous matrix phase formed from the matrix particles. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325563 | CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS, EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS - Cutting elements for use with earth-boring tools include a cutting table having at least two sections where a boundary between the at least two sections is at least partially defined by a discontinuity formed in the cutting table. Earth-boring tools including a tool body and a plurality of cutting elements carried by the tool body. The cutting elements include a cutting table secured to a substrate. The cutting table includes a plurality of adjacent sections, each having a discrete cutting edge where at least one section is configured to be selectively detached from the substrate in order to substantially expose a cutting edge of an adjacent section. Methods for fabricating cutting elements for use with an earth-boring tool including forming a cutting table comprising a plurality of adjacent sections. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325564 | CUTTER TOOL INSERT HAVING SENSING DEVICE - A cutting element for an earth-boring drilling tool and its method of making are provided. The cutting element may include a substrate, a superhard layer, and a sensing element. The superhard layer may be bonded to the substrate along an interface. The superhard layer may have a working surface opposite the interface and an outer peripheral surface. The outer peripheral surface may extend between the working surface and the interface. The sensing element may comprise at least a part of the superhard layer. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325565 | THERMALLY STABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND - The present disclosure provides compositions and methods directed to polycrystalline diamond materials. In one embodiment, a polycrystalline diamond material can comprise sintered polycrystalline diamond and a binder alloy, where the binder alloy is a liquid at a sintering temperature of the polycrystalline diamond, forms an intermetallic compound at a low temperature below the sintering temperature, and is substantially all intermetallic phase. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325566 | WEIGHING DEVICE WITH WINDPROOF STRUCTURE - The effect of air flow on a weighing dish is minimized by the following relatively simple arrangement. A mounting member ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325567 | Apparocycs - A non-conventional motorcycle designed to be a wearable application. It is intended that the present invention is used to transport a passenger commuting between a suburb and a city which lack a reliable public means of transportation to school, work or other, however it is more particular, that the present invention be used in extreme, sport competition racing of various applications providing an area facilitating spectators. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325568 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Disclosed is construction machine with improved safety. A high voltage cable ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325569 | CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE - A cooling device ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325570 | Engine Enclosure Door - An engine enclosure and a method for assembling such an engine enclosure for a vehicle are disclosed. The engine enclosure may comprise a hood, a first door, a second door, a first fender and a second fender and a plurality of hinges. The hood may be disposed above the engine and may have an inset rim extending along a side of the hood. The door may be moveable between a generally vertical closed position and an open position. The door may include an upper edge, a non-metallic interior panel, and a non-metallic exterior panel fixedly joined to the interior panel. Each hinge may be attached to the hood and a door, and may be configured to rotate the door through a swing angle and to lift the upper edge of the door above the rim when the door is moved from the closed position to the open position. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325571 | HYBRID SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A hybrid saddle-type vehicle is provided with a power transmission mechanism for transmitting a power of an internal combustion engine to a drive shaft of a rear wheel from one side of a swing arm in a widthwise direction of a vehicle, and an electric motor disposed in the other side in the widthwise direction and for transmit a driving force from the other side in the widthwise direction. A motor housing of the electric motor is supported on an extension portion extending in the other side in the widthwise direction from a portion of the drive shaft to which the rear wheel is mounted, via a pair of bearing sections disposed on both sides of the motor housing in the widthwise direction. The rotor is rotatably supported by the drive shaft between the pair of the bearing sections. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325572 | Combination Parking Brake-Seat Belt Minder - A combination of two devices providing a method for ascertaining that the parking brakes of a vehicle are applied whenever the driver leaves the driver's seat and that the driver is always wearing their seat belt whenever the vehicle is rolling. One embodiment of a seat belt restrictor assembly ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325573 | REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM RESET FEATURE AND ADAPTIVE CALIBRATION FOR HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES - In a vehicle equipped for regenerative and non-regenerative braking, regenerative braking only is applied to predetermined wheels in response to braking demand when the driver attempts to slow the vehicle at a first rate (| 2012-12-27 | |
| 20120325574 | VEHICLE SEATBELT DEVICE - This seat belt device of a vehicle includes a webbing, a belt reel, a motor, a clutch, detection unit, brake control unit and motor control unit. The motor control unit includes a waiting current control unit configured to conduct a current that can maintain the clutch to be in the connection state in the motor when the brake control unit outputs the operation signal and variable current control unit configured to proceed from current control performed by the waiting current control unit when a change in the movement state of the vehicle is detected by the detection unit during the current control performed by the waiting current control unit and adjusts the amount of conduction in the motor based on the movement state of the vehicle that is detected by the detection unit. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325575 | WHEELCHAIR AND CONTROLLER - In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a controller for a wheelchair. The controller includes a joystick for controlling the speed and direction of the wheelchair. A housing of the controller has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a weight bearing portion configured to support a user's weight when the user places at least a portion of his or her hand on the weight bearing portion to facilitate entering or exiting the wheelchair. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325576 | DIAPHRAGM FOR ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A diaphragm for electro-acoustic transducers, especially a diaphragm for speakers, and a film for the diaphragm excellent in the formability and the durability in high-output operation are obtained. A diaphragm for electro-acoustic transducers formed of a film that contains a polybiphenyl ether sulfone resin (A) having a specific repetitive unit or contains it and a crystalline resin (B) such as polyaryl ketone resin; and a film for use for the diaphragm. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325577 | NOISE AND VIBRATION MITIGATING MAT - A noise and vibration mitigating mat having top and bottom surfaces comprises a first layer formed of recycled bound rubber product, the first layer having a contoured bottom surface and a generally flat top surface, a second layer on the top surface of the first layer, the second layer being formed of a fabric and a third layer on the second layer and being formed of recycled rubber product. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325578 | MUFFLER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325579 | SOUND BARRIERS MADE FROM SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS - Sound barrier panels that are made from various waste materials, including scrap fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), scrap carpet fibers, recyclable plastics and mineral wool. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325580 | Tether Device And Method - A method and device is provided for tethering an elevated individual to a fall arresting anchor. The device includes a tether strap having first and second opposite ends. The tether strap defines first and second loop portions positionable about corresponding shoulders of the individual and being movable between a first open configuration allowing a corresponding shoulder to be positioned therein and a second configuration for capturing the corresponding shoulder to be positioned. A tether point is defined by the first and second ends of the tether strap and is connectable to an anchor. A belt is operatively connected to the tether strap and is positionable about a waist of the individual. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325581 | WORK PLATFORM - The invention concerns a work platform for use in connection with work on a wing blade for a wind energy plant, where the work platform is typically used for working on a wing blade which is brought to a substantially vertical position, and where the work platform is hoisted up and down from a position above the workplace, typically from a region close to the root end of the wing or from the rotor hub. The work platform is provided with space for a person and is preferably adapted for positioning along a leading or trailing edge of a wing blade, and is further including at least two projecting arms for contact against the surface of the wing, where the projecting arms are provided with protective means between the arm and the wing surface. By such a work platform, the most comfortable working conditions can be achieved, as the work platform itself is particularly adapted for use in connection with wings for wind energy plants, and particularly because the projecting arms bear on the surfaces of the wing, whereby the movements of the work platform are secured in relation to the movements of the wing. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325582 | FIRE SERVICE ELEVATOR - A fire service elevator includes an elevator cage with a cage roof, a first side wall and a second side wall. The elevator cage is at least partly supported and driven by at least one support. The elevator cage is looped under by at least one support so that the at least one support runs along the two opposite side walls. The fire service elevator is designed so that the elevator cage in an operating state reaches speeds of more than 1 meter per second. The elevator cage includes at least one protective element which is arranged substantially above a side wall so that extinguishing water falling onto the cage roof in the case of fire is substantially prevented from wetting the at least one support means. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325583 | Ladder Top with Tool Lasso Slot - The present invention pertains to a ladder top for a stepladder. The top comprises a plane having a front and a rear. The plane has a bin with a curved front side adjacent the front of the plane for holding small electrical parts. The plane has at least one screwdriver hole for holding the screwdriver. The plane has a hammer/drill holster slot. The plane has a pliers slot. The plane has a wire strippers slot and a channel locks slots. A method for using a ladder top for a stepladder. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325584 | MECHANIC'S LEANING DEVICE - A mechanic's leaning device includes a base, an upper torso support having an adjustable first height above the base, and a combination step and knee support having an adjustable second height above the base which is less than and adjustable relative to the first height. The mechanic's leaning device can be used by mechanics of all sizes for working on a wide variety of vehicles, ranging from very small to very large. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325585 | Reflective Friction-Enhancement For Surfaces - A modular safety unit for application to surfaces requiring reflectivity and friction. The unit has a front surface with a high-reflectivity portion and a roughening agent. The high reflectivity portion and roughening agent can be connate or separate. The unit also has a back surface which may be applied to a platform surface such as a rail car step, ladder rung or walkway. The back surface of the unit comprises an adhesive, or may itself be adhered to a surface. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325586 | Aircrew Restraint System with Integrated Communications and Controls - Disclosed is a restraint system for a vehicle, such as a wheeled vehicle, boat, or fixed or rotary winged aircraft. The system includes a control system integrated into the harness and strap of the restraint. This permits crewmembers to lock and unlock the restraint from a body worn control panel. Other auxiliary equipment also be operated from the control panel. In another embodiment, wiring for a communication system is integrated into the harness and strap. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325587 | Vehicle Lift With Front Platforms And Rear Carrying Arms - A vehicle lift that includes a pair of front platforms and a pair of rear carrying arms may be used to quickly and easily lift a vehicle. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325588 | Healthcheck of Door Obstruction Device - Automatic door systems and methods capable of determining proper functionality thereof are provided. The door systems are provided with a healthcheck module which automatically determines functionality of the door system by initially monitoring a first output signal provided by a first sensor and a second output signal provided by a second sensor. More specifically, the healthcheck module correlates the first output signal with the second output signal and operates one or more doors of a door system according to the correlation. The healthcheck module then monitors the second output signal provided by the second sensor to determine the ability of the one or more doors to close, and determines functionality of the door system accordingly. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325589 | BEST GROUP SELECTION IN ELEVATOR DISPATCHING SYSTEM INCORPORATING GROUP SCORE INFORMATION - An elevator dispatching system includes a plurality of elevator groups, each of the plurality of elevator groups comprising a group controller and a plurality of elevator cars, each of the plurality of elevator groups serving a respective set of floors; and a redirector configured to receive a service request comprising a destination floor, and, in the event more than one elevator group serves the destination floor, communicate the service request to the group controllers of the more than one elevator groups, wherein the respective group controllers of the more than one elevator groups are configured to each determine a respective group score, and communicate the respective group score to the redirector, and the redirector is further configured to determine the best group based on the respective group scores. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325590 | ELEVATOR - Elevator, which comprises at least an elevator car and means for moving the elevator car, preferably along guide rails, and an overspeed governor arrangement, which comprises an overspeed governor rope, which moves according to the movement of the elevator car, and which overspeed governor rope is connected to a brake arrangement that is in connection with the elevator car such that with the overspeed governor rope force can be transmitted to the brake arrangement for shifting the brake comprised in the brake arrangement into a braking position. The rope comprises a power transmission part or a plurality of power transmission parts, for transmitting force in the longitudinal direction of the rope, which power transmission part is essentially fully of non-metallic material. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325591 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM - The invention presents a solution for controlling the car panel of an elevator car in an elevator system, which comprises at least one elevator, which serves at least one floor comprising a collective call panel and at least one second floor comprising a destination call panel. A plurality of views to be presented in a car panel are recorded in the elevator system, of which views the view to be presented at any given time is selected on the basis of the floor data of the elevator car. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325592 | ELEVATOR WITH COMPENSATING DEVICE - An elevator includes a compensating device having the purpose of providing compensation for changing weight of a support on the cage side or on the counterweight side. Depending on the respective position of an elevator cage and a counterweight in the elevator shaft there are more meters of the support on the cage side or on the counterweight side. In the case of a small support length on the cage side, a large compensating device length on the cage side results and conversely. The compensating device suspended at the elevator cage and at the counterweight forms a loop in a shaft pit and can be set in oscillation. Provided as a remedy are, for example, rods which guide and stabilize the compensating device. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325593 | CART BRAKE AND CART WITH USER-OPERABLE BRAKE - A brake for a wheeled cart of the type having a container supported on at least a pair of rear wheels carried on a cart frame, that includes a brake manipulator pivotally mounted on the cart frame in, and including a handle portion and a cam portion. An elongate brake member is pivotally attached to the manipulator and extends into a position proximate the at least one. A braking element is positioned on a lower end of the brake member for being selectively moved into and out of frictional braking engagement with a tread surface of the wheel. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BRAKE WHIRL MITIGATION - Systems and methods for whirl mitigation in an aircraft braking system are provided. For example, an apparatus is provided comprising a brake disk stack including a torque tube having a first axial end and a second axial end, a back leg near a first axial end of the torque tube, and a circumferentially disposed spline extending from the back leg towards the second axial end of the torque tube. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325595 | FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A force transmission device for a disc brake operable to move a friction element of the brake into engagement with a rotary brake disc along a first axis in response to a loading from an actuating member, the device comprising: a guide member having a generally cylindrical guide form; a piston comprising a complementary generally cylindrical outer sliding surface slideable within the guide member, wherein; an anti-rotation formation is provided between the guide member and the piston, the formation comprising a recess extending generally parallel to the first axis and a complementary projection. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325596 | BRAKE - A brake having an adjustable tappet for applying a brake force to a brake pad, a tappet having a rotating part in threaded engagement with a non-rotating part, the rotating part including a tappet gear, an adjuster mechanism for selectable rotating the tappet gear, the adjuster mechanism having a clutch with a driving clutch plate in frictional engagement with a driven clutch plate, the driven clutch plate having external teeth in direct meshing engagement with the tappet gear. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325597 | Vehicle Brake Having Spindle/Nut Arrangement - A hydraulic vehicle brake has a piston which acts upon a friction element and is displaceable by a rotationally drivable spindle/nut arrangement into an actuating position. A spindle of the spindle/nut arrangement is secured against rotation and movable by the spindle nut either into abutment against the piston or away from the piston. The spindle nut comprises a first part, which at least close to one end thereof is configured for screw-type engagement with the spindle, and a second part, configured for rotationally driving the first part and connected to the first part by a rotationally fixed connection. The first part at an other end thereof is provided with a support surface for the rotatable, axial mounting of the spindle/nut arrangement and the second part at the other end extends into the first part. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325598 | BRAKE LINING FOR RAILROAD CAR - A brake lining for a railroad car has a frictional surface on a brake disc that is pressed by a brake caliper. Friction bodies are pressed against the frictional surface of the brake disc and a back plate is mounted to the caliper to support the friction bodies. Each of the friction bodies is formed with a friction material which contacts the brake disc frictional surface, and has a base plate attached on the back plate side of the friction material. The base plate has a protrusion formed on its back side. On the friction body side of the back plate there is formed a groove which contacts the protrusion formed on the base plate. A disc spring or a spherical-seated structure is disposed between the base plate of each friction body and the back plate. Friction bodies are prevented from rotating at their attached places, without adding new components. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325599 | CALIPER BRAKE - A caliper brake including a generally U-shaped housing including a first portion, a second portion, a bridge, and an opening. Spaced mounting bolts extend between the first and second portions of the housing and across the opening. Mounting sleeves are carried by the mounting bolts and received within bushings in the first and second portions of the housing. A pair of stators is carried by the mounting sleeves and capable of movement to engage a rotor positioned therebetween. The housing also includes bridge extensions at each end of the bridge extending laterally outward beyond and downward below the mounting bolts. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325600 | Monoblock Brake Caliper Having Crossover Reinforcement Elements - Provided is, among other things, a disc brake caliper that includes: a unitary main housing, a leading reinforcement element and a trailing reinforcement element. The unitary main housing is made of a first material and includes: (a) an inner portion, (b) an outer portion, (c) a leading crossover section that extends between the inner portion and the outer portion, forward of both the inner opening and the outer opening, and over the brake rotor when in use, and (d) a trailing crossover section that extends between the inner portion and the outer portion, behind both the inner opening and the outer opening, and over the brake rotor when in use. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325601 | Sub-Assembly for an Electromechanical Brake Actuator - The invention relates to a subassembly for a brake actuator which is provided for an electromechanically operated parking brake. The subassembly comprises a drive device and gear device for generating and transmitting a torque to a brake device and a fixing element which secures the arrangement of the gear device relative to the drive device, an internal-toothed wheel of the gear device being integrated in the fixing element. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325602 | PARKING BRAKE CONTROLLER AND SYSTEM FOR AIR BRAKE VEHICLES - A push/pull valve controller, including a switch and a fluid actuator, and system for use in combination with a push/pull valve to set and release a parking (or emergency) brake in a vehicle having an air brake system. The push/pull valve controller and system may further include additional safety features, such as a key lock. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325603 | DAMPING VALVE - A damping valve comprises a through-hole forming a passage for a working fluid. A poppet having a center axis is seated on a valve seat around the through-hole. The poppet is housed in a housing so as to be free to slide along the center axis. The poppet is pressed against one wall surface of the housing by a biasing mechanism, that biases the poppet in a direction perpendicular to the center axis, vibration of the poppet is thereby suppressed. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325604 | SHOCK ABSORBER - Disclosed herein is a shock absorber for damping vibration transmitted to a vehicle according to a road state. The shock absorber includes a cylinder and a piston valve disposed within the cylinder and connected to a piston rod. The piston rod includes a hollow chamber formed within the piston rod, a floating piston disposed within the hollow chamber to move up and down and to divide the hollow chamber into upper and lower chambers, and a moving mechanism formed in the hollow chamber to move an operating fluid to upper and lower portions of the floating piston. The shock absorber can change a damping force according to a displacement of the piston rod, thereby improving driving comfort and stability of the vehicle. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325605 | BICYCLE WITH SUSPENSION - A bicycle can include a suspension system with a shock absorber. The shock absorber can have a sag position which can be adjustable. Sag refers to the amount of movement experienced by the suspension under a static load, such as that of the weight of a rider. Methods and systems to set sag can include at least one valve in fluid communication with a gas chamber of the shock absorber. In some embodiments, the at least one valve can be used to automatically set the sag position based on an individual's weight and riding position. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325606 | Lightweight, High-Strength Luggage - A piece of luggage including at least one section of a stiff shell material is provided. The at least one section of the stiff shell material defines a first face of the piece of luggage and has at least one corner. A portion of the at least one section has been removed to define at least one notch proximate the at least one corner. First and second edges of the at least one section adjacent the notch are folded inward relative an inner surface of the at least one section forming first and second sides. The first and second sides define second and third faces of the piece of luggage. The piece of luggage further includes at least one rigid corner piece secured to the first and second sides proximate the at least one notch. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325607 | TRANSPORT DEVICE HAVING A CONVERTIBLE WORK SURFACE - A transport device comprises a luggage for carrying a load that is movable over a support surface on one or more wheels. A handle assembly is coupled to the luggage having an extendible handle for handling the load. A foldable support assembly has a work surface that is pivotable between a closed position when the foldable support assembly is folded and an open position when the foldable assembly is unfolded. The luggage has a side that forms housing about the handle assembly for enclosing the foldable support assembly when the foldable support assembly is folded such that the work surface becomes an outer surface of the luggage in its closed position thereby concealing the handle assembly and the foldable support assembly from view. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325608 | DEVICE FOR THE COUPLING OF ELASTIC AND RIGID CONTACT LINE SYSTEMS - For the coupling of two parallel contact wires of an elastic contact line system with a rigid contact line system, which has a power track ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325609 | DAMPER UNIT AND FORCE-TRANSMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH A DAMPER UNIT - A damper unit having at least two series-connected damper units arranged offset from each other in a radial direction, each including two damper parts that are coupled to each other by means of spring units and a speed-adaptive absorber which is at least indirectly coupled to the connection between the two dampers, wherein the speed-adaptive absorber is arranged between the spring units of both dampers in a radial direction. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325610 | DUAL CLUTCH - A dual clutch for coupling an engine-side input shaft with a first and/or second transmission-side output shaft includes a first clutch which has a first pressure plate that is axially mobile relative to a first counter plate for coupling with a first clutch disk connected to the first output shaft, and a second clutch having a second pressure plate for coupling with a second clutch disk connected to the second output shaft, the second pressure plate being axially mobile relative to a second counter-plate. An actuating device displaces the first and/or second pressure plate, and a spring element is connected to the actuating device and a transmission housing, the spring element being axially resilient. Both the actuating device and the first counter-plate are radially supported mobile in the axial direction. The axial mobility of the dual clutch allows a simple assembly even with components that have work tolerance-related finishing inaccuracies. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120325611 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device having at least one electric drive for positioning at least one position-varying device segment is provided. At least one gear unit and an overload clutch are arranged along at least one mechanical drive chain between the at least one electric drive and the at least one position-varying device segment. Snap-in elements are arranged on a clutch segment of the overload clutch. The snap-in elements engage in snap-in receptacles of another clutch segment of the overload clutch. The snap-in elements and the associated snap-in receptacles are distributed irregularly. | 2012-12-27 |
