| 52nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
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| 20120326412 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH SINGLE MOVING ELEMENT - A suspension system for use with a vehicle including an axle tube, an internal tube and a locking structure. The axle tube is adapted to be attached to the vehicle. The internal tube assembly has an inner member with a first end and a second end. A locking structure is formed integrally at the second end with the inner member. The locking structure has a locking shape that allows the internal tube assembly to be inserted into the axle tube when the locking structure is rotated to a non-operational position. The internal tube assembly is prevented from being removed from the axle tube when the internal tube assembly rotates between jounce and rebound positions when the suspension system is operational. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326413 | ARRANGEMENT FOR BICYCLE WITH COMBINED MOVEMENT - “ARRANGEMENT FOR BICYCLE WITH COMBINED MOVEMENT”, consists essentially of a bicycle ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326414 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - A sensor arrangement for a wheelchair wheel that has a running wheel with a hub and a hand rim includes a running wheel fastening arrangement that is fastened to the running wheel, a hand rim fastening arrangement that is fastened to the hand rim and at least one sensor that detects a movement of the hand rim fastening arrangement relative to the running wheel fastening arrangement. Two restoring elements are provided on the running wheel fastening arrangement and rest against the hand rim arrangement with a prestressing force at least in the zero position. Both restoring elements rest against at least one stop of the running wheel fastening arrangement in the zero position of the sensor arrangement. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326415 | SEAT POST FOR A BICYCLE - A seat post for a frame, said seat post comprising, a tubular section having a circumference; said tubular section including one or more slots; and said one or more slots extending through a portion of the circumference of said tubular section. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326416 | 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 |
| 20120326417 | OPTIMIZED TALL GRASS RECTANGULAR BALE TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A transport system including a fleet of semi-trailer trucks, wherein a plurality of the semi-trailer trucks are loaded with rectangular bales of tall grass biomass, wherein the total weight of the bales is greater than 90% of the sum of the maximum transport weight capacities of the loaded semi-trailer trucks, wherein the total volume of the bales is greater than 80% of the sum of the maximum transport volumes of the loaded semi-trailer trucks. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326418 | STROLLER - A stroller includes: a pair of front legs; a pair of rear legs ; a frame main body that couples the front leg to the rear leg; a pair of push bars each extending in a vertical direction, attached to a front-leg member via a pivot shaft at a position above the lower end of the push bar, and capable of being selectively switched between a forward-facing position and a rear-facing position by pivoting about the pivot shaft in a longitudinal direction of the stroller; and an engaging unit that selectively engages a lower end region of the push bar, namely a portion of the push bar which is located below the pivot shaft, with the front-leg member or a rear-leg member. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326419 | KNEE AIRBAG DEVICE AND CONNECTING METHOD THEREOF - A knee airbag device includes a column cover that covers a rear end portion of a steering column from below; and an airbag module. The airbag module is disposed in a column lower cover and includes a gas generation portion that generates gas and a knee airbag that is housed in the airbag module in a folded state, and is inflated and deployed by the gas supplied by the gas generation portion. The airbag module is connected to the steering column by a snap-fit action. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326420 | SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE - A side airbag device includes a side airbag configured to protect a side of an occupant by being developed and expanded when a vehicle is impacted from the side direction. The side airbag is formed with a shoulder portion compartment corresponding to a shoulder portion of the occupant, a waist portion compartment, and a chest portion compartment. The shoulder portion compartment includes a first wrap section that overlaps, when viewed in a side direction of the vehicle, a B pillar, a second wrap section that overlaps, when viewed in the side direction of the vehicle, a door main body section, and an intermediate section that is formed between the first wrap section and the second wrap section and travels from the first wrap section toward the second wrap section along a door belt line. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326421 | AIRBAG DEVICE AND AIRBAG FOLDING METHOD - Provided are an airbag device and an airbag folding method capable of enhancing deployment performance of an airbag without using a separate component. An airbag includes a restraint portion to be located in front of an occupant upon inflation and deployment, a base portion connected to an inflator, a top portion to be located on a windshield W side upon inflation and deployment, and a bottom portion to be located between the occupant and an instrument panel I upon inflation and deployment. The restraint portion is folded in a belt shape with a contact surface of the restraint portion for contact with the occupant facing up to form a flap portion, and the flap portion is folded to move while turning toward the occupant upon inflation and deployment of the airbag. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326422 | SENSORS FOR DETECTING RAPID DECELERATION/ACCELERATION EVENTS - Sensors for detecting rapid deceleration/acceleration events are disclosed herein. A sensor configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a magnetically operable device proximate to a magnet. The sensor also includes a biasing member operably coupled to a magnetic shield. The biasing member controls the movement of the magnetic shield between a first position that shields the magnetically operable device from the magnet, and a second position that exposes the magnetically operable device to the magnet. In a deceleration/acceleration event, the magnetic shield overcomes the biasing member and moves from the first position to the second position, thereby causing the magnetically operable device to be exposed to the magnet. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326423 | FILTER FOR PYROTECHNIC AIRBAG INFLATOR - A filter element made up of a plurality of substantially spaced-apart barriers that afford fluid communication between a source of pressurized airbag inflation gas containing entrained particulates and an airbag inflation gas entry port. The inflation gas and entrained debris pass along a tortuous path of back-and-forth oppositely-directed gas flow pathways between successive pairs of adjacent of the barriers. An aperture is formed through each of the barriers, and the barriers are so arranged that the aperture in a selected barrier is remote from the aperture in any barrier adjacent thereto. A debris pocket at an end of one of the gas flow pathways is so configured that particulates entrained in inflation gas collect in the debris pocket sheltered from sustained entrainment in the outflow of inflation gas. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326424 | STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - A steering wheel alignment system for a vehicle having a steering wheel and steering unit that includes a first shaft operatively connected to the steering unit, a second shaft operatively connected to the steering wheel, and a coupling disposed between the first and second shafts to couple the shafts so that rotation of the steering wheel operates the steering unit to steer the vehicle. The coupling includes: a bolt, one of the shafts is hollow to telescope over the other shaft, and each shaft has a radial extending hole therethrough for receiving the bolt to attach the first and second shafts together. The radial extending hole through one of the shafts is elongated in the radial direction so that when the bolt extends through the holes of the first and second shafts the elongation of the hole defines a range of radial adjusting movement of the shafts relative one another until tightening of the bolt clamps the first and second shafts together against further relative rotation. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326425 | Skate Board Spike - The present invention involves a spikeboard spike, consisting of an ergonomic handle, a tapered shaft, and a carbide metal tip. This invention is designed for the sport of spikeboarding, a revolutionary new sport that requires a full-body, physical motion to propel the skateboarder forward. Where skateboarders typically propel themselves forward with one foot, spikeboarding enables the skateboarder to simultaneously push with one foot while thrusting a spikeboard spike into the ground with the opposite side's hand. This combination of skateboarding with the lower body and cross-country skiing with the upper body has never been done before. As a result, this motion permits the skateboarder to achieve speeds, on uphill and flat terrain, previously unknown to skateboarders. The object of the present invention is to provide skateboarders with a one- or two-handed propulsion device necessary for the sport of spikeboarding. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326426 | TIRE SPRAY COLLECTING ASSEMBLY FOR TRUCKS AND TRAILERS - The present invention relates to a tire spray collecting assembly for a vehicle, such as a truck and/or trailer. The vehicle has a front end, a frame, a ground-engaging tire operatively connected to the frame, and a fender connected to the frame. The frame is spaced-apart from and partially extends about the tire. The assembly has an air diverter operatively connected to the frame. The air diverter is configured to capture moving air caused by forward motion of the vehicle and direct the air so captured towards the front end of the vehicle between the fender and the tire. Air so directed promotes re-direction of water spray from the tire towards the front end of the vehicle. The assembly has a collector connected to the fender and interposed between the fender and the tire. The collector is configured to capture said water spray so re-directed. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326427 | BUNDLE COMPOSED OF PRINTED PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE BUNDLE - A bundle of identical book blocks composed of a plurality of folded print sheets or signatures standing upright on lower edges of the printed sheets or book blocks. The book blocks are formed with first and last book block sections having different dimensions. A quadrangular bundle is formed from the book blocks by aligning first limit surfaces of the book block sections flush with each other along one of the two side surfaces or along the upper or lower surfaces of the bundle so that a second limit surface of the first book block section opposite the first limit surface of the first book block section projects with an offset with respect to a limit surface of the last book block section opposite the first limit surface of the last book block section. The bundle is compressed and then secured. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326428 | TOY ANIMAL CONFIGURABLE FOR USE AS BOOKMARK - A combination of a book and bookmark includes a book and a bookmark indicating a location between adjacent pages of the book. The bookmark includes a top portion of a toy animal, a bottom portion of a toy animal, and a connecting portion that extends in-between the adjacent pages of the book and joins the top portion and the bottom portion and maintains the top portion in tensioned abutment with a first side of the book and maintains the bottom portion in tensioned abutment with a second, opposite side of the book, | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326429 | FORM WITH INTEGRATED FOLDING CARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FOLDING CARD - A form with an integrated folding card comprising a flat substrate and a multi-layer material adhesively bonded to at least one part-region of the rear of the substrate with a first adhesive layer. The multi-layer material comprises, as viewed from the substrate, the first adhesive layer, a first dividing layer, a carrier layer, a second dividing layer, a second adhesive layer, and an at least partially transparent top layer. The folding card comprises two core parts and two covering parts. The form, in the region of the multi-layer material, has a first punch made from the front which forms the two core parts. The form, in the region of the multi-layer material, has a second punch made from the rear as far as the carrier layer at the most which forms the two covering parts. The two core parts are arranged in a connected manner adjacently to each other in the same plane in the form, for the core parts and the covering parts to be coextensive, and for the first punch to be made as far as the carrier layer at the most. A method for producing a personalised folding card which is plasticised on both sides is also provided. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326430 | MULTI COLOR-SHIFTING DEVICES - A color shifting security device has a Fabry-Perot type structure wherein a dielectric layer is disposed between a reflector and an absorbing layer. The absorber and reflector layers may be conforming and the dielectric layer therebetween is non-conforming, filling the regions in the micro structured adjacent absorbing or reflecting layer, at least one of which has a microstructure therein or thereon. By having the dielectric layer not conform to the microstructure it is next to, its thickness varies in cross section, which allows for different colors to be seen where the thickness varies. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326431 | BULKHEAD FITTING ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing a bulkhead fitting assembly useful for aircraft, watercraft, spacecraft, architectural, or industrial applications. The assembly provides a mechanical barrier against fluid transfer from a wet side to a dry side of a bulkhead and allows electrical conduction through or from the bulkhead. The assembly includes a thermal shell for reducing heat transfer from a tube to the bulkhead. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326432 | APPARATUS FOR QUICK CONNECTS USED IN A COMPUTING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT - A protective sleeve for quick connect fittings and couplings of a computer system environment. In one embodiment, a protective sleeve with a hollow center is provided that once disposed around the quick connect fittings will protect against leakage of liquids flowing into quick connect fittings during mating and unmating of them. The sleeve comprises an actuation collar area that extends over unmated portion of the quick connect fitting and a flare area disposed over the actuation collar to provide an additional gripping area for actuating the quick connect fitting. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326433 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING SPARK PROPAGATION - Described herein is a novel method and apparatus for preventing spark propagation from a hydraulic joint to a surrounding medium, such as a fuel source. The hydraulic joint includes a fitting and a tube. A tip seal may be placed about the edge of the hydraulic fitting or a sleeve may be placed about the joint, each resulting in an independent mechanical barrier between the joint and surrounding medium, thereby preventing spark propagation to the surrounding medium. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326434 | STATIC DISSIPATIVE FLUID CONVEYING COUPLER - A rigid coupler for use in electrically isolating an electrically conductive fluid conveyance system is described. The rigid coupler includes a nonconductive liner having a first end configured to couple to a first adjoining section of the fluid conveyance system, and a second end, opposite said first end, configured to couple to a second adjoining section of the fluid conveyance system. A reinforcing structure circumscribes the nonconductive liner and is coupled to a portion of the nonconductive liner extending between the first and second ends of the nonconductive liner. The reinforcing structure includes a multi-axial braided fiber material impregnated with a matrix material. A fiber overwrap is hoop wound about at a least a portion of the reinforcing structure between the first and second ends of the nonconductive liner. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326435 | CONNECTOR - A lock member ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326436 | PLUG-TYPE CONNECTOR FOR MEDIA LINES - The present invention relates to a plug connector for media lines. The plug connector includes a plug part having a plug shaft, which can be inserted into a receiving part and is releasably locked therein. The plug part has at least two spring elastic latching arms that extend in the insertion direction. The latching arms have radially inwardly projecting catch cams at their free ends for engaging behind a latching step of the receiving part. The latching arms can be spread radially by a release element to release the plug part. The latching arms are radially spread by displacing the release element. The release element has axially extending release arms, which extend to the area of the catch cams, located radially between the latching arms and the plug shaft. The actuating sections are arranged in such a way for spreading the latching arms to release the catch cams. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326437 | Water Cooler Adapter - The invention provides the capability to add a common five (5) gallon water jug, commonly used on office water coolers, to the top of a water cooler jug. The invention consists of a collar which securely holds the water bottle and allows water to drain out. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326438 | FITTING FOR MEDICAMENT INFUSION SYSTEMS - A female connector for medical infusion systems has a main body that has two curved wings that extend from the outer circumferential surface of the body. The respective front ends of the wings are joined integrally to a substantially circumferential partition that also extends circumferentially from the outer circumferential surface of the fitting. The connector of the fitting has a non-conventional configuration with at least two protuberances offset at an angle. The non-conventional configuration of the connector allows the fitting to only mate with a counterpart connector that has a complementary non-conventional configuration. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326439 | Valve and Other Connections - A assembly having a body; at least one port to receive tubing; and a collar group to secure the tubing to the port, wherein the collar group is selected from a first collar group configured to secure the tubing by a flattening a washer, thereby driving teeth of the washer into the tubing, and a second collar group having a smooth interior surface to which the tubing is bonded, wherein either the first or the second collar groups may be interchangeably threaded onto the port. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326440 | PIPE COUPLING FOR CONNECTING TWO PIPE ENDS - The invention relates to a pipe coupling for connecting two pipe ends having two coupling parts which are partially mated. At least one annular groove having an inserted seal is in the contact region on the outer side of the male part and/or the inner side of the female part. The male part comprises an outer ring land and the female part comprises a shoulder enclosed by a coupling clip in a form-fit manner when the pipe coupling is closed. In order to design and refine the pipe coupling so that it is possible to provide a pipe having a coupling clip in combination for simplifying the operational procedure, an annular groove is provided on the outer side of the female part into which a guide tab disposed on the inner side of the coupling clip is inserted when the pipe coupling is closed. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326441 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING KNOTS AND ITS METHOD OF USE - An apparatus for use in the preparation of a knot in at least one length of material, wherein the apparatus includes a base portion, the base portion including; a) a loop former configured in use to form an open loop in the length of material; and; b) at least one restraining device configured to restrain the length of material on the loop former, and wherein the apparatus includes a twister configured to intercept and twist at least two portions of the length of material. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326442 | KNOT TYING DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TYING FILAMENT THERETO - A system includes a knot tying device for tying a filament in a knot around an article and a filament delivery device from which is drawn the filament. The filament delivery device may be in the form of a cartridge having a housing sized and arranged to be releasably attached to the knot tying device where the housing has an opening through which pre-cut or loosely coupled lengths of the filament can be drawn. The knot tying device includes a shuttle attachable to the filament where the shuttle is caused to be moved during a knot tying process around an article to be tied and a device for at least pulling the filament away from the article at appropriate times during the knot tying process. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326443 | VARIABLE SPEED POWER GENERATION FROM INDUSTRIAL FLUID ENERGY SOURCES - Method and apparatus are provided for the process optimization of a working fluid stream and energy recovery therefrom. A turbine in the working fluid stream is coupled to a variable speed generator for forming a turbine-generator pair. One controls the turbine speed for affecting the fluid stream for achieving a process objective including controlling fluid process conditions, power generation or both. One can select to achieve a primary process objective with optimization of power generation being secondary. The objectives can be controlled using a base lookup table of turbine performance. Further, actual performance can be gathered for adapting an updated lookup table for better control and optimization. Additional turbine-generator pairs can be arranged in series or parallel for flexible operation and control. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326444 | HYDROPOWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A hydropower generating system includes a pump, a container data center, and a hydropower generating module. The container data center includes a number of cooling pipes. Each of the cooling pipes includes a water intake and a water outlet. The water outlet is connected to the pump. The pump is for pumping water from a source to the cooling pipes. The water flows along the pipes to dissipate the heat generated by the container data center. The hydropower generating module includes a turbine and a generator. The turbine is arranged under the water outlet. The hydropower generating module is electrically connected to the pump. The water flowing out from the water outlets is able to turn the turbine, causing the turbine to drive the generator to generate electrical power, the generated electrical power is supplied to the pump. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326445 | ON-DEMAND GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY FROM STORED WIND ENERGY - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that generates electricity. During operation, the system uses a set of rotating blades to convert rotational energy from a wind turbine into heat in a low-heat-capacity fluid. Next, the system selectively transfers the heat from the low-heat-capacity fluid to a working fluid. Finally, the system uses the transferred heat in the working fluid to generate electricity. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326446 | STATIONARY EQUIPMENT - The present invention aims to provide stationary equipment installed in a sealed space on a space-saving basis and having a favorable cooling efficiency. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326447 | Wind Turbine System - A modular wind turbine system comprises modules with electrically conductive structural rails supporting wind turbines. The wind turbines drive generators electrically connected to the rails. Individual modules are electrically and mechanically linked to adjacent modules, simultaneously bracing the overall structure and providing a means of conveying the electricity, produced by the generators, to the location or locations required for consumption, storage or onward transmission of that electricity. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326448 | RAIL BARREL DIRECT ENERGY TRANSFEROR PIEZOELECTRICITY - The rail barrel direct energy transferor is a modified rail barrel within which a flywheel consisting of two propellers rotate and traverse back and forth in order to transfer rotational energy to generators provided at distal ends of said rail barrel. The interior of the rail barrel is outfitted with a threaded rod upon which two propellers rotate about and traverse back and forth along. The propellers are adjacent one another and include longitudinal members that extend away from one another. The longitudinal members engage the generators when traversed down the threaded rod in order to transfer the rotational energy. The distal ends include spring pistons that are pushed against when the propellers reach the respective end of the rail barrel. The spring pistons being supplied compressed air from a source, and which pushes the propellers of the flywheel in order to continue the traversing motion. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326449 | GEARING GENERATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A gearing generator for an electric vehicle has a gear transmission box, a gearing device and an electromotor. The gearing device is mounted in the gear transmission box and has a transmission shaft, an output shaft and a gear-up segment. The transmission shaft is rotatably mounted through the gear transmission box. The output shaft is mounted in the gear transmission box above the transmission shaft. The gear-up segment is connected between the transmission shaft and the output shaft. The electromotor is connected to the gearing device outside the gear transmission box and has a base, a coil stator, an eccentric flywheel, a fan, a protecting hood and a commutator. The base is mounted on the gear transmission box. The coil stator is mounted on the base. The eccentric flywheel is mounted on the output shaft and has a flywheel hole, a unilateral bearing, a permanent-magnet rotor and multiple weighted blocks. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326450 | Method of Power Generation - The inventive technology described herein generally relates to the field of power generation. More specifically, methods and apparatus for a power generation coupler utilizing perhaps multiple generators coupled through a power generation coupler to at least one rotational movement element such that said coupled connection is dynamically movable across the surface the rotational movement element so as to maintain an electrical output at a constant generator rotation(s) per minute (RPM) according to the varying rotational velocity along the radius of a rotational movement element. In some embodiments such coupled generators may be sequentially loaded and disengaged to such rotational movement element to maintain an electrical output at a constant generator RPM. Certain embodiments may include a static power generation coupler as well as an electrically dynamic power generation coupler such that the current applied to the stator of a generator may dynamically alter that generators resistance. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326451 | SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING THE ENERGY OF ELECTRICAL STORM DISCHARGES - The present invention consisting of the following system built from a lightning rod or a group of them in a field or area to capture the electric discharge or discharges during a storm, these lightning rods connected to a central system of a solenoid or electromagnet, which at the moment of receiving the discharge through the rod generates an electromagnetic force of attraction, wherein the solenoid is disposed in a road or lane on which a series of aligned rolls or metallic cylinders due to the magnetic attraction of the electromagnet move by said track in an upwardly by the slope and once above by the effect of gravity, descend through the same channel dragging a conveyor belt by like a transmission chain that engages with the teeth of a gear whose rotation moves in turn electricity generator that is transformed and distributed for its consumption. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326452 | Stall Controller And Triggering Condition Control Features For A Wind Turbine - Control features for a wind turbine that control the turbine over a range of wind speeds and under triggering conditions with reduced noise, cost, and reliability issues associated with other such controls. Control is accomplished via control electronics, which adjust the torque produced by the electrical output generation device (e.g., alternator) within the wind turbine. During normal operation, torque is adjusted for optimum aerodynamic performance and maximum output of power. In winds above rated power, the control circuit regulates torque to lower aerodynamic performance, as necessary to maintain desired power level output. In triggering conditions, such as during simultaneous control circuit failure and loss of some portion of the electrical output generation device in extreme winds, wind turbine control is accomplished by increasing torque (e.g., via a separate controller) from the electrical output generation device via shorting of windings, so as to cause retardation of blade rotation. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326453 | ELECTRICITY GENERATION METHOD USING AN AIR GAS SEPARATION UNIT AND A COMBUSTION UNIT - For a plant comprising a gas/air separation unit supplying a boiler and a boiler-fed unit for compression and/or purification of CO2, the quantity of fumes sent to the compression and/or purification unit is modified according to the sale price of the electricity generated and/or the cost of venting the fumes. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326454 | AUTOMOBILE SALT DISPENSER - An apparatus to dispense salt, sand, brine or similar material under or in the area of a tire on a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, a truck or automobile. The apparatus comprises one or more containers for storing salt, sand, brine, or similar material that can be used to melt or provide traction on snow or ice. One or more tubes or lines run from the container(s) to a position above or near a vehicle wheel, or in the wheelwell, where the salt, sand, brine or similar material can be dispensed via a dispenser directly onto the snow or ice under or proximate to the tire, or onto the tire itself. A pump is used to pump the salt, sand, brine or similar material through the lines. The pump may be integrated with the container, or may be separately installed. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326455 | LOCK STRUCTURE - A lock structure with at least one latch comprises a base, a link member, a sliding member and a rotating member. The link member is moveable relative to the base to drive the latch. The sliding member is engaged with the link member and being capable of driving the link member. The rotating member is rotatably disposed between the base and the sliding member, wherein the rotating member is capable of driving the sliding member and the link member to drive the latch. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326456 | LOCKING DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED CIRCUIT BOARD - Electrified access-control technology devices for a door, particularly electrified locks for a door, having embedded circuitry therein, and methods of making the same. One or more printed circuit boards (PCBs) having various electronic circuitry are secured inside a housing that encases an access-control device, particularly a lock, for a door. The one or more PCB(s) may be embedded on an internal surface of the housing such that the embedded PCB resides inside the housing along with the lock itself. The embedded PCB(s) avoid interference of both any working components of the lock inside the housing and any openings residing in the housing. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326457 | ACCESS-LIMITING BAR FOR DOORWAYS - A locking bar for use behind a closed door to prevent passage through the doorway. The locking bar includes a slot-and-pivot-pin combination to hold the bar securely in a vertical position when the locking function is not desired. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326458 | PICK-UP DEVICE - A pick-up device includes an sucking member, a blocking member, a grasping assembly, a restricting member and a covering member. The sucking member is adapted to utilize a vacuum to adhere to the surface of an electronic component and defines a through hole. The blocking member is secured to the sucking member and includes a blocking block. The finger-grasping assembly is slidably mounted to blocking member. The restricting member is movably mounted to the grasping assembly and movable relative to the sucking member. The restricting member includes two restricting portions. The covering member is secured to the restricting member by a first resilient member. The grasping assembly is operable to bias the restricting member and the covering member to move relative to the sucking member, the two restricting portions are engaged with the blocking block, and the covering member seals the through hole. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326459 | EXTENDED RANGE SINGLE-JOINT ELEVATOR - An oilfield elevator is disclosed and has first and second body halves pivotally-coupled at a hinge and moveable between an open position and a closed position to receive and move a tubular segment. Slips are slidably received within corresponding tapered slots in the elevator and are configured to translate vertically within the tapered slots and, at the same time, radially so as to be able to capture a wider range of tubular having varied outside diameters. Tension handles are pivotally-coupled to the first and second body halves and moveable between locked and unlocked positions. Locking the tension handles engages the slips via biasing members, and forces the slips into radial contact with the tubular segment. Unlocking the tension handles releases the biasing members. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326460 | CLAW FOR A CONTAINER TRANSPORTING SYSTEM - A clamp grip for a container transport system including rare earth permanent magnets encapsulated in non-magnetic material such as high quality steel. Flexible positioning of the magnets allow for adapting to varied design specifications. A rotatable control cam or cams may be used to adjust grip arms between a grip and a release position. Air gap distances between permanent magnets may be designed to maximize repelling force to assist in the functioning of clamp grip mechanism. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326461 | GRAB HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE HAVING TELESCOPINGLY COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORTS - A telescopingly collapsible grab handle support assembly incorporated into a collapsible door trim pull handle for a vehicle is disclosed. The telescopingly collapsible grab handle support assembly includes a grab handle support and a grab handle support base. A portion of one of the grab handle support or the grab handle support base is fitted within the other of the grab handle support base or the grab handle support. A door grab handle is attached to the grab handle support. The grab handle support base is either attached to the door panel or is integrally formed with the door panel. A break-away structure is provided between the grab handle support and the grab handle support base. Some or all of the grab handle support assembly may be encased in an outer polymerized material. Upon impact the break-away structure is broken and the grab handle support and the grab handle support base telescope with respect to each other thereby minimizing loads upon a vehicle occupant. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326462 | ANTHROPOMORPHIC VEHICLE ACCESSORY - An anthropomorphic vehicle accessory is disclosed and described. The anthropomorphic vehicle accessory can include an interface portion to attach the accessory to a vehicle. Additionally, the anthropomorphic vehicle accessory can include a plurality of elongate strips resembling eyelashes coupled to and extending away from the interface portion. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326463 | Hydrophobic and Oleophobic Coatings on Trucks - An apparatus and method is provided for truck bodies to minimize the debris buildup that often occurs on and in truck bodies. Hydrophobic and oleophobic materials are used to coat and protect truck bodies so as to facilitate the release of debris that otherwise might stick to a truck body. If left unchecked, such debris has the net effect of reducing the allowable payload that a truck can effectively carry. Additionally if truck body debris builds up, if not prevented, whenever maintenance work must occur on a truck, for safety reasons any debris buildup on a truck body must be removed prior to any maintenance being performed to preclude any of this debris from falling on maintenance personnel and/or hampering such maintenance. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326464 | INTEGRAL POWER TAILGATE AND WIPER ACTUATION IN A VEHICLE - An actuating system is provided for a vehicle having a body characterized by a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion defines an access opening. The system includes a tailgate arranged to selectively open and close to thereby respectively cover and uncover at least a portion of the access opening. The system also includes an actuator configured to selectively open and close the tailgate, and a window operatively connected to the tailgate and having an exterior surface. The system additionally includes a window wiper operatively connected to the tailgate and configured to wipe at least a portion of the exterior surface of the window. Furthermore, the system includes a motor mounted on the tailgate and configured to selectively operate the actuator and the window wiper. A vehicle employing such a system is also provided. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326465 | SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY WITH LIGHT - A sunshade assembly for illuminating an underhood area of a vehicle having an electrical system includes an outer wall forming a sun-blocking surface. The outer wall is mounted to the vehicle. At least one work light is mounted to the outer wall. The at least one work light is constructed and positioned such that the light emitted from the at least one work light is directed at the underhood area to illuminate the underhood area. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326466 | ACTUATION OF A POWER OPERATED TAILGATE - A system for controlling access into a vehicle through an opening in a rear portion of the vehicle body includes a tailgate arranged to selectively open and close to thereby respectively cover and uncover at least a portion of the access opening. The system also includes a first actuator and a second actuator, wherein each of the first and second actuators operatively connects the tailgate to the vehicle body and is configured to selectively open and close the tailgate. The system additionally includes a flexible drive system configured to operate substantially simultaneously the first and second actuators. Furthermore, the system includes a motor operatively connected to the tailgate and configured to operate the flexible drive system to thereby substantially synchronize the operation of the first and second actuators. A vehicle employing such a system is also provided. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326467 | Interior Automotive Panels and Method of Making Thereof | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326468 | Aerodynamically Effective Device for a Motor Vehicle - An aerodynamically effective device for a motor vehicle has an air guiding element, which can be adjusted between an inoperative position and at least one operative position, a drive unit for adjusting the air guiding element and a control device for controlling the drive unit. The control device has an actuating device for actuating the drive unit. The actuating device can be operated from outside the motor vehicle. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326469 | Vehicle bottom structure - A vehicle bottom structure is provided which, in the case where a vehicle is involved in an accident such as a rear-end collision, can prevent an exhaust system component reaching a high temperature from being brought into contact with a fuel tank without causing any trouble. A vehicle bottom structure according to the present invention includes a suspension member installed between a fuel tank and a muffler silencer and extending in the width direction of the vehicle, and a stopping member suspended from the bottom of the vehicle between the suspension member and the muffler silencer, the vertical position of the sopping member overlapping the vertical position of the muffler silencer. The suspension member is on a trajectory obtained by rotating the stopping member to the front side of the vehicle around the point at which the stopping member is suspended from the bottom of the vehicle. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326470 | Systems and Methods for Portable Furniture - The present invention relates to lightweight collapsible portable chairs. In one embodiment, the portable chair has a sling and a chair frame which includes a first pair of bars and a second pair of bars. Each bar of the first pair of bars includes a joint configured to contact a ground surface. In another embodiment, the chair frame includes a front of bars, a back pair of bars, a pair of joints and a center bar configured to securely couple the pair of back joints to each other. In some embodiments, the chair frame includes a front support assembly. In other embodiments, the chair frame includes a pair of lower bars. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326471 | Reinforcing method and arrangement for foldable furniture - A reinforcing arrangement for reinforcing a joint portion between two support units of a foldable furniture object, comprising a first mounting unit which comprises a first mounting body and a first guiding member outwardly protruded from the first mounting body mounting on the first support unit; a second mounting unit which comprises a second mounting body and a second guiding member or a second guiding groove complimentary to and moveably engaging with the first mounting unit to define a maximum extending angle of movement, thereby the first and second support unit are guided to lock into position at an unfolded position at the maximum extending angle and to unlock at a folded position; and a connecting unit pivotally connecting the first support unit and the second support unit between which the two mounting units are positioned, thereby the joint portion is reinforced. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326472 | Foldable Bracket of a Chair - A foldable bracket of a chair contains a positioning rod, a first rotating rod, a connector, a second rotating rod, and a supporting plate, wherein the positioning rod is connected with the chair, the first rotating rod is axially coupled with the positioning rod, the connector is axially joined with the first rotating rod, the second rotating rod is axially with the connector, and the supporting plate is fixed on the second rotating rod. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326473 | ONE-PIECE VEHICLE - The invention relates to a vehicle ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326474 | Child Safety Seat - A child safety seat comprises a seat shell, two first latches, two second latches and a release handle. An underside of the seat shell has two protruding rails, each of which having an inner side surface facing a gap delimited between the two rails, and an outer side surface opposite to the inner side surface. The two first latches are assembled with the rails, and respectively protrude from the inner side surfaces of the two rails to engage with a base. The two second latches are assembled at positions adjacently opposite to the first latches, and respectively protrude from the outer side surfaces of the two rails to engage with a stroller frame. The release handle is operatively connected with the first and second latches at the two rails, and is operable to switch the first and second latches from a locking to unlocking state. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326475 | Chair Covers - A cover for a chair comprising: a sleeve adapted to cover a front and a rear of a back of the chair; a panel adapted to cover a seat of the chair; and a skirt adapted to cover at least part of legs of the chair; the cover comprising one or more biasing means adapted to shorten side edges of the sleeve and/or the panel. This means that the length of the panel or sleeve can be adjusted to fit a range of chairs. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326476 | Child Car Seat and Adjustable Head Support - A child seat has a seat back portion and a safety harness with a pair of shoulder belts positioned on a front side of the seat back portion. A head support is separate from the seat back portion. The shoulder belts are height adjustable vertically along the seat back portion. The head support is removably attached to the seat back portion with a mounting strap and vertically adjustable positionally along a front side of the seat back portion. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326477 | CHILD CAR SEAT FOR FITTING A VEHICLE SEAT - This invention has for object an automobile seat ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326478 | SEAT WIDTH ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A seat width adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment element and a second adjustment element, and an actuator for adjusting the distance between the two adjustment elements. A guiding element is connected to each of the adjustment elements. A piece of material extends over and between the two adjustment elements and is held under tension so that the guiding elements slide under the material to change the amount of seat forming material by changing the distance between the two adjustment elements. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326479 | Movement device for an element of furniture - A movement device for an element of furniture for the movement of a seat includes a rotating shaft, integral with the seat, and a hollow hub integral with the fixed portion. The shaft is coupled in rotatable and axially sliding manner to the hub, to define a first lifted position, in which the seat is positioned with respect to the fixed portion. The device also includes a biasing element coupled to the hub and to the shaft to exert an elastic action of contrast on the shaft and maintain it normally in the first position, a friction element constrained to the shaft, and a stop element integral with the hub and configured to contact selectively the friction element and define a second position of the shaft, which is lowered with respect to the first position and in which the rotation of the shaft is angularly countered by the friction element. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326480 | TILTABLE HEADREST DEVICE - A tiltable headrest device is provided to suppress the occurrence of abnormal noise during rotation, to reduce the number of components and to improve appearance quality. Guide portions ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326481 | ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE SEATS - A vehicle head restraint assembly includes a head restraint support adapted to be mounted to a seat back frame. A transverse shaft is pivotally mounted to the support. A post is connected to the shaft for supporting a head restraint. A biasing member is connected to the support and the shaft for biasing the post to a collapsed position. An eccentric projection extends from a central region of the shaft. A latching mechanism is provided on the support and oriented within a path of rotation of the projection to engage the projection and maintain the head restraint in an upright position. Retraction of the latching mechanism permits the biasing member to pivot the head restraint to the collapsed position. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326482 | WHEELCHAIR BACK MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A support mechanism ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326483 | BACKREST MADE OF PLASTIC COMPRISING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS MADE OF OR COATED WITH PLASTIC - A backrest is provided, whereby a frame-shaped base structure of which is made of a dimensionally stable plastic, The base structure being formed from beams. The frame-shaped base structure includes at least one functional element between the beams, and the at least one functional element is made only of a plastic and/or as a plastic-coated insert. Injection molding is proposed as a production method. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326484 | VEHICLE SEAT - In a vehicle seat, a back side, that is a side opposite a seating side, of a cushion is covered by a backing that has less expandability than the cushion. The back side of the cushion is divided by a pair of first supporting members into a center portion arranged between the pair of first supporting members and a pair of side portions arranged on both sides of the center portion. The center portion and the side portions each have a semi-cylindrical outer shape that protrudes out from the back side of the cushion. First arranging portions that are recessed toward the seating side are formed between the center portion and each of the side portions. The first supporting members are arranged sinking into the cushion at the first arranging portions. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326485 | INCLINATION ADJUSTER FOR VEHICLE SEATS - A vehicle seat, in particular motor vehicle seat comprises an inclination adjustment fitting, a backrest part, and a seat part. The inclination adjustment fitting has a toothed first element and a toothed second element, and the vehicle seat has a first main structural element and a second main structural element. The inclination adjustment fitting has an adjustment mechanism and/or a latching detent for adjusting the inclination of the first main structural element relative to the second main structural element about an axis of rotation. The toothed first element is connected directly to the first main structural element, and/or the toothed second element is connected directly to the second main structural element. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326486 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING A VEHICLE SEAT BELT - The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically locking and unlocking a vehicle seat belt, which automatically locks and unlocks seat belts of a driver seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle. The apparatus includes: a first housing | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326487 | SEAT BELT CONTROL DEVICE, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT DEVICE, SEAT BELT CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Based on the operation of a motor driver ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326488 | Bit, In Particular A Round Shaft Bit - A bit assembly includes a bit having a bit head and a bit shank, a mounting sleeve being held in the region of the bit shank, and a support element that comprises a guidance region being associated with the bit. To allow the bit to be easily deinstalled from the bit receptacle and allow it, if applicable, to be easily installed again, provision is made that the support element comprises, in the region of its underside facing away from the bit head, a deflection segment. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326489 | SPINDLE ASSEMBLY FOR SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLE - A spindle assembly includes a main housing, a spindle mounted for rotation within the housing, a wheel hub attached to the spindle, a coupling located adjacent to an inner end of the spindle, and a disconnect shaft located within a bore of the coupling. The disconnect shaft is moveable in an axial direction between an engaged position in which a splined portion of the disconnect shaft mates with splined portions of both the spindle and the coupling to prevent the spindle from rotating independently of the coupling, and a disengaged position that allows the spindle to free-wheel relative to the coupling. A sprocket or gear is connected to an inner end of the coupling to connect the spindle assembly to a drive motor. An actuator is connected to an inner end of the disconnect shaft to move the shaft between its engaged and disengaged positions. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326490 | DUMP TRUCK - A dump truck is provided with service brakes provided on front wheels, and a separating block that separates and outputs hydraulic oil into each of the service brakes. The separating block is offset in a vehicle width direction from an exhaust pipe that is arranged substantially in a middle of the dump truck in the vehicle width direction. Hydraulic lines that connect the separating block and each of the service brakes are arranged to pass through the middle of the dump truck in the vehicle width direction, and are installed in a row between the separating block and the middle. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326491 | VEHICLE BRAKE APPARATUS - A vehicle brake apparatus in which a self-locked state of a cut-off valve is quickly relieved if the valve becomes stuck in the self-locked state. The vehicle brake apparatus comprises a master cylinder to have wheel cylinders generate a braking force, master cut-off valves of a normally open type, a slave cylinder electrically driven to apply a braking force to the wheel cylinders. The apparatus also includes pressure sensors for detecting brake fluid pressures generated by the master cylinder and the slave cylinder, and out-valves through which the brake fluid pressure on the wheel cylinders is reduced. If the brake fluid pressure corresponding to a depressing stroke of a brake pedal becomes higher than a valve openable pressure on the master cut-off valves while the brake pedal is being operated, the brake fluid pressure on the wheel cylinders is reduced through the out-valves. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326492 | BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING A PRESSURE MODULATION CYLINDER - A brake device for motor vehicles has a master brake cylinder for generating brake pressure at at least one wheel brake. To be able to vary the brake pressure at particular wheel brakes individually, a pressure modulation cylinder having a plurality of chambers is provided between the master brake cylinder and the wheel brakes, a first chamber being connected via a first fluid line to the master brake cylinder, and a second chamber being connected via a second fluid line to the at least one wheel brake. The first and second chambers are connected to each other via a fluid line in which a valve is situated. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326493 | BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE - A brake fluid pressure control device includes: a electromagnetic control valve; a electromagnetic booster valve; a electromagnetic decompression valve; a pump, which are incorporated in a single housing; and an electronic control unit, wherein, the pump draws up at least one of brake fluid, which is supplied from the main reservoir, and brake fluid, which is discharged from the wheel cylinder, and then the pump returns the drawn brake fluid to an area that extends from the electromagnetic control valve of a main flow path up to the electromagnetic booster valve; and a fluid reservoir, which communicates with both the decompression path and an intake port of the pump, and which is arranged inside the housing so that the brake fluid in the fluid reservoir flows toward the intake port of the pump by gravity. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326494 | BRAKING SYSTEM - A braking system for braking at least one wheel of a vehicle includes at least one brake actuator assigned to the wheel, a hydraulic modulator, at least one brake line path connecting the hydraulic modulator to the brake actuator, the brake line path having at least one electrically conductive brake line, a control unit for controlling and/or regulating the hydraulic system, a sensor assigned to the wheel and a signal line path technically connecting the control unit to the sensor for signal transmission. The brake line forms or participates in forming the signal line path. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326495 | ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT WITH ACCUMULATOR - An anti-lock braking hydraulic unit for a vehicle includes a body with actuator-side and brake-side ports. Inlet and outlet valves are positioned in the body and operable to selectively supply and relieve hydraulic fluid to/from the wheel cylinder of a brake via the brake-side port. An accumulator is fluidly coupled with the outlet valve to receive hydraulic fluid relieved from the wheel cylinder. The accumulator includes a bore formed in the body and an orifice formed in the body in fluid communication with the bore. The orifice is positioned at a first end of the bore, and a closure is sealingly engaged with a second end. A piston is sealingly received in the bore, movable within the bore along an axis defined thereby and dividing the bore into first and second variable volume chambers. At least one ferromagnetic pair magnetically biases the piston toward the first end of the bore. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326496 | System and Method for Tensioning a Traction Band and Traction Assembly Therewith - A system and a method for controllably tensioning a traction band mounted to a traction assembly, and a traction assembly comprising such a system, are disclosed. The system is typically mounted at the front or at the rear of the support frame of the traction assembly such as to support one or more idler wheels. The tensioning system generally comprises a clamping ring assembly having received therein a rotatable cylindrical member. The cylindrical member supports an axle which is eccentrically located with respect to the center axis of the cylindrical member, and which pivotally supports one or more idler wheels. By rotating the cylindrical member within the clamping ring assembly using a torquing tool, the tension of the traction band about the wheels (i.e. drive wheel, idler wheels, and support wheels) of the traction assembly can be controllably adjusted. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326497 | Electrical Network of an Aircraft and Method of Operation of the Electrical Network - An electrical network of an aircraft and a method of operation comprises: an AC bus, a DC bus, a rectifier providing a DC voltage to the DC bus with the help of the AC bus, a plurality of bidirectional converters comprising two linkup points, each bidirectional converter being linked up at its first linkup point to the DC bus and being able to be linked up at its second linkup point to a load of the aircraft so as to power it, the network being able to be linked up to at least two generators each capable of delivering the AC voltage to the AC bus by the rectifier. At least one link links up at least one of the generators to the second linkup point of at least one of the bidirectional converters. The network can change generator with no cutoff and with no particular synchronization of the generators. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326498 | PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR TRACK BOUND VEHICLES, WITH ELECTRIC ENERGY - An arrangement for providing a plurality of vehicles, in particular track bound vehicles, with electric energy, includes an electric conductor arrangement for producing alternating electromagnetic fields and for thereby transferring electromagnetic energy to the vehicles. The conductor arrangement includes a plurality of consecutive segments, wherein each segment comprises at least one phase line for carrying a phase of an alternating current. Corresponding phase lines of neighbouring consecutive segments are connected in series to each other. The arrangement further includes a direct current power supply line for supplying electric energy to the segments. A switching device for producing the alternating current of the conductor arrangement from the current carried by the, power supply line is connected to each interface between two neighbouring consecutive segments. The arrangement also includes a control device for controlling the operation of the switching devices. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326499 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A power transmission system has an AC power source and a high-frequency power driver that make up a high-frequency power source, and a primary self-resonant coil and a secondary self-resonant coil. The secondary self-resonant coil is magnetically coupled, by magnetic field resonance, to the primary self-resonant coil, and receives as a result high-frequency power from the primary self-resonant coil. The coils of the primary self-resonant coil and the secondary self-resonant coil resonate in an even mode when high-frequency power is transmitted from the primary self-resonant coil to the secondary self-resonant coil. Specifically, the primary self-resonant coil and the secondary self-resonant coil resonate in a state where currents in mutually opposite directions flow in the two coils. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326500 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing an active material, and an electrolytic solution, in which the active material contains, as constituent elements, Si, O, and at least one element Ml selected from Li, C, Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ge, Zr, Mo, Ag, Sn, Ba, W, Ta, Na, and K, and the atomic ratio x (O/Si) of O to Si is 0.5≦x≦1.8. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326501 | VEHICULAR POWER SOURCE UNIT - Provided is a vehicular power source unit having an external electric power supply controlling element ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326502 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELIMINATING WASTED ENERGY KNOWN AS VAMPIRE ELECTRICITY OR PHANTOM LOAD LOSS - An apparatus for eliminating electricity leakage from an electronic device connected to a power supply, while the electronic device is in switched-off or stand-by state is disclosed. The apparatus comprises of a charging module connected to at least one rechargeable battery for selectively providing electricity from the power supply to the rechargeable battery while the electronic device is in switched-on state. An isolation module is provided for isolating the power supply from the electronic device while the electronic device is in switched-off or standby state and restoring the power supply when the electronic device is in switched-on state. A back up module connected to the rechargeable battery, providing power to at least one active component from the rechargeable battery such that at least one active component remains operational even when the electronic device is in switched-off or standby state. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326503 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TRANSMISSION OF POWER IN A POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORK - A method of managing transmission of power in a power transmission network, said power transmission network comprises: at least one power producer, a utility grid comprising power transmissions lines and substations, a plurality of power consumers consuming power produced by said at least one power producer, said method comprising the steps of: establishing a plurality of individual power consumer characteristics providing information of at least a part of said plurality of power consumers, by means of a central control arrangement matching said plurality of individual power consumer characteristics to establish one or more consumer groups of power consumers based on said matching, said established one or more consumer groups having a consumer group characteristic reflecting the expected consumer characteristic of said one or more consumer groups, and by means of said central control arrangement over time monitoring the power consumed by said one or more consumer groups to validate whether the power consumed applies with said consumer group characteristic. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326504 | B-Side Feed for Critical Power Applications - A method of providing power to a load, such as an IT load, includes generating an output power using at least one power module comprising at least one fuel cell segment, providing a first portion of the output power through a grid to an A-side power feed of the load, and providing a second portion of the output power to a B-side power feed of the load. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326505 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY-AND-DEMAND CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY-AND-DEMAND CONTROL METHOD - An electric power supply-and-demand control system includes a memory unit, an estimation unit, a first calculation unit, and a second calculation unit. The system is capable of transmitting/receiving data to/from a power management apparatus provided to each of consumers to instruct a power management apparatus to adjust electric power. The memory unit memorizes a supply, consumptions, reserve power, and response results. The estimation unit estimates a response speed on the basis of the response results. The first calculation unit calculates a target value which allows it to eliminate an unbalance between the supply and a demand. The demand is given as a total of the consumptions. The second calculation unit calculates second adjustment amounts so that a total of the second adjustment amounts approaches the target value and is in the range. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326506 | LOAD-SEGMENTATION-BASED 3-LEVEL INVERTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a load-segmentation-based 3-level inverter and method for controlling same. Three-level inverter includes: multiple capacitors charged with voltages divided from a DC input voltage; top switch having one end connected with positive terminal of one of multiple capacitors; bottom switch having one end connected with negative terminal of one of multiple capacitors; multiple legs each including a first switch connected to the other end of top switch and a second switch connected to the other end of bottom switch with the first and second switches connected; multiple diodes connected in series forwardly from the other end of bottom switch to the other end of top switch and having interconnect points connected to a contact between the multiple capacitors; and multiple loads having connected terminals at a contact between the first and second switches of each of the legs and a contact between the multiple diodes. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326507 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS HAVING CASING ACCOMMODATED WITH A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT BOARDS - An apparatus for converting power of a power source used for a main unit mounted on a vehicle includes: a first circuit that converts the power into a first power and supplies the first power to a first auxiliary unit mounted on the vehicle; a second circuit that converts the power into a second power and supplies the second power to a second auxiliary unit mounted on the vehicle; a first board on which the first circuit is mounted; a second board on which the second circuit is mounted; and a connecting member that electrically connects between the first board and the second board to allow the power of the power source to be conducted therebetween. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326508 | LED ARRAY AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY - A method and apparatus for providing one or more operating voltages and currents to one or more auxiliary loads by tapping an LED array driven by an LED driver providing a drive voltage to the LED array, and/or supplying an operating voltage to the LED driver itself using such a tap. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326509 | DUTY CYCLE CONTROLLER - There is provided systems, methods and devices configured to supply the load requirements of any resistive, inductive, or combination device while restricting electrical energy that does not contribute to the load requirement, wherein the load requirement is defined as the amount of electrical energy required for the device to substantially achieve its objective. As found in most such loads, segments of the AC or DC signal are redundant or are not useful to a load in achieving any of its objectives. Predetermined objectives may include maintaining the production of light, motor power, or other load outputs at the same level as non-restricted loads, reduction or production of electromagnetic interference, harmonics, or other types of interference, heat production or reduction, regulation of any other wanted or unwanted output of such loads, or a combination thereof. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326510 | Power Conditioning System - The present disclosure relates to a power conditioning system that includes an electrical energy source interface for connecting to an electrical energy source and includes a load interface for connecting to a load. Between the electrical energy source interface and the load interface is a plurality of electrical energy storage devices. Also included in the power conditioning system of the present disclosure is a charging switching subsystem that electrically connects a grouping of electrical energy storage devices to the electrical energy source interface for a selected time interval. A grouping includes less than all of the individual electrical energy storage devices. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120326511 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS - A photovoltaic power plant includes a photovoltaic inverter that converts direct current generated by solar cells to alternating current. The output of the photovoltaic inverter is provided to a point of interconnection to a power grid. A meter at the point of interconnection may be read to detect the output of the photovoltaic inverter at the power grid. The photovoltaic power plant includes a plant controller with a state machine. The plant controller is configured to adjust setpoints of the photovoltaic inverter to control the output of the photovoltaic power plant. The plant controller is also configured to soft start and soft stop automatic voltage regulation (AVR) of the photovoltaic power plant to prevent perturbing the AVR. | 2012-12-27 |
