52nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120324914 | WATER CIRCULATION AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR AN ICEMAKER - A refrigerator having a water circulation and drainage system includes a fresh food compartment with a liner and a drain, an icemaker system having an ice forming cavity with a draining mechanism, and an ice storage bin coupled to a drain line for draining excess liquid from the ice storage bin. The water circulation and drainage system includes a water tank having an inlet port and an overflow device for draining water. The system also includes a drainage tank having a first water tank inlet port for receiving water from the overflow device of the water tank, a second water inlet port for receiving water from the ice storage bin, and a third inlet port for receiving water from the liner. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324915 | VERTICAL ICE MAKER PRODUCING CLEAR ICE PIECES - An ice making assembly and method utilizes a housing having an upper fluid chamber, a plurality of distinct, substantially vertical fluid channels, and at least one drain aperture in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir. Ice forming members extend from an ice forming evaporator into respective fluid channels. During an ice making event, fluid continuously supplied to the upper fluid chamber flows into each of the fluid channels and out through at least one drain aperture into a fluid reservoir below. The ice forming members are cooled such that fluid flowing across the fluid channels freezes on the ice forming members over time, forming clear ice pieces. The ice pieces are subsequently released from the ice forming members and transferred for storage and/or dispensing. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324916 | CLEAR ICE MAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A clear ice making system and method utilizes an ice tray including a plurality of ice forming cavities extending into a fluid supply cavity. Fluid supplied to the fluid supply cavity flows into each of the plurality of ice forming cavities and out through respective fluid outlets located in a bottom portion of the ice forming cavities to a fluid outlet chamber below. Cooled ice forming members extend into respective ice forming cavities. Fluid is continuously cycled through the ice forming cavities and around the ice forming members during an ice making event such that clear ice pieces gradually form on each of the ice forming members. During an ice harvest event, ice forming members are heated to release formed ice pieces, and the ice pieces are transferred from a fresh food compartment of a refrigerator to an ice storage bucket located in a freezer compartment of the refrigerator. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324917 | VERTICAL ICE MAKER WITH MICROCHANNEL EVAPORATOR - A clear ice making assembly and method utilizes a housing having an upper fluid chamber, a plurality of distinct, substantially vertical fluid channels, and at least one fluid outlet aperture in fluid communication with a bottom fluid chamber. During an ice making event, portions of an ice forming evaporator extending through the housing are exposed to water flowing into the fluid channels from the upper fluid chamber. The ice forming evaporator is formed with microchannels through which refrigerant flows such that water flowing across the fluid channels freezes on the exposed portions of the ice forming evaporator over time, forming clear ice pieces. In a harvesting operation, the ice pieces are released from the ice forming evaporator and transferred for storage and/or dispensing. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324918 | MULTI-EVAPORATOR REFRIGERATOR - A refrigeration system for a refrigerator having a freezer compartment, a fresh food compartment, an icemaker in the fresh food compartment includes distinct freezer, fresh food and icemaker evaporators and associated valving operating in conjunction with a common compressor and condenser in order to effectively regulate temperatures in specified zones of the refrigerator throughout various operational modes including at least a freezer cooling mode, a fresh food cooling mode and an ice harvesting mode. The icemaker can be serially linked with the fresh food evaporator during cooling of the fresh food compartment, while being also being selectively isolated for the ice harvesting mode. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324919 | ICEMAKER WITH SWING TRAY - A clear ice making system and method utilizes an ice forming tray pivotally connected to opposing side walls of an icemaker housing. Ice forming fingers of a dedicated evaporator extend into fluid within the ice forming tray, and are cooled by communication with the refrigerant circulating system of the refrigerator. A motor oscillates the ice forming tray about a longitudinal axis at a frequency of about 0.4-0.6 hertz as fluid channels freezes on the ice forming fingers over time, forming clear ice pieces. During an ice dispensing event, the motor pivots the ice making tray about the longitudinal axis such that fluid remaining within the ice making tray drains into a fluid reservoir below. The ice forming fingers are then heated to release the clear ice pieces for transfer from the fresh food compartment to the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324920 | SERVICING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Servicing devices and methods of use for servicing refrigerant systems are described herein. The servicing device may include a body and a plunger. The body may include a first fluid port, a second fluid port, and a passage. The first fluid port operatively couples to a fluid port of a fluid source. The second fluid port operatively couples to a refrigeration system. The passage is in fluid communication with the fluid ports of the body and in fluid communication with a measuring device. A plunger is at least partially disposed in the passage of the body. A first portion of the plunger is engagable with an integrated valve of the fluid source. Adjustment of the plunger to a released position allows communication between the second fluid port and the measuring device while inhibiting communication between the first fluid port and the fluid source. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324921 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING REFRIGERANT FROM A REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT - A method for recovering refrigerant from an external refrigeration equipment by a refrigerant recovery device includes recovering the refrigerant from the refrigeration equipment in a main recovering process. A small amount of heated refrigerant is recharged into the refrigeration equipment in a temporary refrigerant recharge process. An additional recovering process for emptying of a residual refrigerant from the refrigeration equipment is performed after finishing the temporary refrigerant recharge process. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324922 | System and Method for Accurately Recharging an Air Conditioning System - A method of adding refrigerant to an air conditioning system. The method includes measuring a first pressure inside of the air conditioning system and a second pressure inside of a container that holds refrigerant being added to the air conditioning system. The method also includes comparing the difference between the two measured pressures to empirical data in order to determine how long to pulse additional refrigerant into the air conditioning system. In addition, an apparatus configured to add refrigerant to an air conditioning system. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324923 | HEAT PUMP AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a heat pump including an outdoor unit including a compressor and a first heat exchanger, an indoor unit including a second heat exchanger and an expansion valve to perform air stream cooling and heating operations, and a hydro unit connected among the compressor, the first heat exchanger, and the expansion valve, to change a flow direction of refrigerant in accordance with cold water and hot water operations. In the control method, it is determined whether the hot water operation and the air stream heating operation are simultaneously selected. When the hot water operation and the air stream heating operation are simultaneously selected, an opening degree of a valve included in the hydro unit is adjusted, to adjust amounts of refrigerant respectively supplied from the compressor to the hydro unit and the indoor unit. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324924 | THERMAL POWER UPGRADE FACILITY - The invention relates to a facility making it possible to maximize the overall power output, the facility including at least one absorption group ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324925 | TRIPLE-EFFECT VAPOR ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A triple-effect vapor absorption refrigeration system is disclosed. The system comprises a high temperature generator, a medium temperature generator, and a low temperature generator, for concentrating a dilute Li—Br solution from an absorber, through a flow path from the high temperature generator to the low temperature generator via the medium temperature generator. In the system maximum Li—Br solution temperature and maximum Li—Br solution concentration does not occur simultaneously, hence, Li—Br corrosion rate is reduced and minimum non-condensable gases are generated, this helps in maintaining vacuum during operation thus providing a smoother operation. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324926 | REFRIGERANT FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEAT TRANSFER - The invention relates to a method of heat transfer by means of a vapor compression circuit containing a heat transfer fluid, said method including, consecutively, evaporating the heat transfer fluid, compressing the heat transfer fluid, condensing the heat transfer fluid to a temperature greater than or equal to 70′ C., and decompressing the heat transfer fluid. In said method, the heat transfer fluid includes 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane and 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane, the compounding weight ratio of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane in the fluid being no higher than 20%. The invention also relates to a heat transfer fluid suitable for implementing said method and to a facility that is also suitable for implementing said method. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324927 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed is an air conditioning system for vehicles capable of operating control with a high degree of operating efficiency even in operating states wherein efficiency would be expected to decline, and while adhering to conventional control ideas. The air conditioning system for vehicles comprises a compressor that compresses a refrigerant; a condenser that condenses the compressed refrigerant; an expansion mechanism that expands the condensed refrigerant; an evaporator that evaporates the expanded refrigerant and brings the evaporated refrigerant into contact with air, cooling and dehumidifying the air; a blower that sends the air to the condenser; and a displacement control signal calculation means for determining a displacement control signal, using a displacement control signal calculation formula, which is to be inputted to the compressor from the outside. In the displacement control signal calculation means, a target air temperature at the evaporator exit is inputted, the displacement control signal is determined using the difference between the air temperature and the target air temperature at the evaporator exit when a displacement control signal calculated value is less than or equal to a predetermined value (A), and the displacement control signal is determined from the displacement control signal calculation formula when the displacement control signal calculated value is greater than the predetermined value (A). | 2012-12-27 |
20120324928 | INTELLIGENT TOTAL AIR CLIMATE & CLEANING CONDITIONER - An intelligent total air climate conditioner (iTACC) that includes an optically programmed adaptive system controller in electrical communication with at least one sensor and at least one fan motor that is capable adaptive operation of the fan motor based input signals from the at least one sensor. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324929 | VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONER CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle air conditioner control system has an air conditioning device for performing a refrigerating cycle, having a compressor that intakes, compresses, and discharges a refrigerant, a condenser that condenses the refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an expansion valve that depressurizes the refrigerant condensed by the condenser, an evaporator that performs heat exchange between open air and the refrigerant to vaporize the refrigerant, a compressor ON/OFF control device that controls a running rate of the compressor by alternating between an ON state and an OFF state, a vehicle deceleration fuel cut-off executing device that performs cut-off fuel supply during vehicle deceleration, and a fuel supply recovery executing device that cancels fuel cut-off and recovers fuel supply during vehicle deceleration fuel cut-off period based on a demand to turn on the compressor. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324930 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR HIGH DENSITY HEAT LOAD - A cooling system for transferring heat from a heat load to an environment has a volatile working fluid. The cooling system includes first and second cooling cycles that are thermally connected to the first cooling cycle. The first cooling cycle is not a vapor compression cycle and includes a pump, an air-to-fluid heat exchanger, and a fluid-to-fluid heat exchanger. The second cooling cycle can include a chilled water system for transferring heat from the fluid-to-fluid heat exchanger to the environment. Alternatively, the second cooling cycle can include a vapor compression system for transferring heat from the fluid-to-fluid heat exchanger to the environment. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324931 | Pressure swing adsorption / desorption heating, cooling, and energy storage process and apparatus - The invention described herein enables a variety of heating, cooling, energy transformation, and energy storage options with a small number or components. Described are Pressure Swing Adsorption and Pressure Swing Desorption cycles, processes, and apparatuses including multiple sorption beds and active energy input by a pump and energy storage as pressure differentials. A preferred embodiment includes two zeolite 13X sorption beds, CO2 adsorbate, solenoid valves, and a compressor pump. In operation these components provide a range of heating, cooling, and energy storage options. Operational cycles are described. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324932 | AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - To provide an air-conditioning apparatus that reduces large refrigerant noise generated when changing an operation mode. In an air-conditioning apparatus, when switching to a second operation mode from a first operation mode, switching to the second operation mode is performed after a predetermined time has elapsed after controlling either or all of expansion devices, controlling either or all of second flow switching devices, and controlling either or all of a first on-off device and a second on-off device such that a pressure difference of a heat source side refrigerant before and after each of the expansion devices is smaller compared to that in an operation state of the first operation mode. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324933 | CONDENSER BYPASS FOR TWO-PHASE ELECTRONICS COOLING SYSTEM - An electronics cooling system utilizing a refrigerant fluid that evaporates to remove heat from electronics and is condensed back to liquid through heat exchange with a cold medium (air or water). The refrigerant fluid is circulated via a liquid pump between the condenser and heated evaporators. A bypass circuit is provided to divert flow around the condenser during conditions of cold ambient temperatures, which is controlled by a feedback loop using a mechanical or electronic control valve. This prevents the refrigerant fluid temperature from becoming very low and potentially inducing condensation on the outside of the refrigerant tubing from the warm and moist indoor air. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324934 | ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - An electrically driven vehicle includes: a vehicle body provided with the vehicle interior, a battery which is mounted to the vehicle body and is able to be used for running, an electric heater which executes an air-conditioning operation which uses an electrical power of the battery when air-conditioning vehicle interior, a power generation device which is at least partly removably mounted to the vehicle body and executes another air-conditioning operation other than the air-conditioning operation which uses the electrical power of the battery when air-conditioning the vehicle interior, and an air conditioning change unit which changes the use state of at least one of the electric heater and the power generation device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324935 | HEAT EXCHANGER ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a heat exchanger arrangement including an air heat exchanger arranged in a thermally insulated housing chamber; a defrosting device; and a fan, wherein the housing chamber itself forms an air flow cavity and is segmented by the air heat exchanger into an inflow cavity and an outflow cavity, and wherein the air heat exchanger includes adjustable flaps which are configured on an air inlet side and on an air outlet side of the heat exchanger to regulate or block an airflow path. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324936 | WATER FILTER FOR REFRIGERATOR WATER DISPENSER - A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected to the water supply and to a water outlet in the dispenser, and can include a filter casing drain. A filter cartridge in the filter casing can connect to the head assembly. The filter casing can include a filter retainer mounted adjacent the opening into the filter casing and can hold the filter cartridge connected to the head assembly in a first position and can release the filter cartridge in a second position. The filter casing can include a drain line leading from the filter casing drain to a pan outside the refrigerated space. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324937 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING ICE FROM A BOTTOM MOUNT REFRIGERATOR - A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an apparatus to permit the dispensing of ice. According to one embodiment, a sealed ice making compartment is provided within the fresh food compartment. The sealed ice making compartment may be located at the bottom, at the top, or along a side wall within the fresh food compartment. According to another embodiment, ice is made in the ice compartment, and lifted upward to a dispensing location through the door of the fresh food compartment. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324938 | WATER FILTER ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR AND WATER PURIFIER HAVING THE SAME - A water filter assembly, and a refrigerator and a water purifier having the same, including: a manifold having a inflow path through which raw water flows in and an outflow path through which filtered water flows out; a case supporting the manifold; and a filter cartridge coupled to a lower side of the case such that it is separable and connected with the outflow port of the manifold, wherein a fluid flow control unit is installed between the manifold and the filter cartridge and rotates according to a rotation of the filter cartridge, the center of the rotation is the same as the center of an outlet of the filter cartridge, and the fluid flow control unit includes a disk having a connection hole allowing the raw water inflow path and an inlet of the filter cartridge to communicate only at a certain position. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324939 | CRYOGENIC EXHAUST GAS AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner apparatus includes an exhaust pipe having a first end in communication with exhaust gas from an exhaust generating device disposed in a first atmosphere with a first temperature, and a second end discharging the exhaust gas to a second atmosphere with a second temperature; an inlet pipe substantially surrounding the exhaust pipe, the inlet pipe spaced apart from the exhaust pipe for providing a space therebetween and having a first end in communication with the first atmosphere and a second end in communication with the second atmosphere and through which the second atmosphere is introduced into the space; and a guide assembly disposed in the space for guiding the second atmosphere through the space for heat transfer with the exhaust gas moving through the exhaust pipe. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324940 | IN THE DOOR ICE MAKER - A dispensing system suitable for dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator is disclosed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324941 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A CONTAMINANT-DEPLETED HYDROCARBON GAS STREAM WITH IMPROVED HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - A process for producing a contaminant-depleted gas stream from a contaminated hydrocarbon feed gas stream comprises: (a) expanding the contaminated to obtain an expanded stream; (b) allowing at least part of the contaminants in the expanded stream to liquefy to form a dispersion of a contaminants enriched liquid comprising hydrocarbons and a gaseous phase with lowered contaminant content; (c) separating at least part of the contaminants enriched liquid from the gaseous phase in a first separator, thereby obtaining the contaminant-depleted gas stream and a liquid stream comprising contaminants and hydrocarbons; (d) separating hydrocarbons from the liquid stream in a second separator, thereby obtaining an overhead stream comprising hydrocarbons and a bottom stream depleted in hydrocarbons; and (e) leading the overhead stream to a point prior to step (c); further comprising the step of increasing the pressure of the liquid stream prior to step (d). | 2012-12-27 |
20120324942 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE DISTILLATION SEPARATION OF A MIXTURE CONTAINING CARBON DIOXIDE - The invention relates to an apparatus for the distillation separation of a mixture containing, as the main components thereof, carbon dioxide and at least one other fluid selected from the group containing nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, said apparatus comprising a distillation column ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324943 | Two Step Nitrogen and Methane Separation Process - A system and method for removing nitrogen and producing a high pressure methane product stream from natural gas feed streams is disclosed. A system for also producing natural gas liquids in conjunction with nitrogen removal from natural gas feed streams is also disclosed. The system and method of the invention are particularly suitable for use with feed streams in excess of 50 MMSCFD and up to 750 MMSCFD and containing up to 75 ppm carbon dioxide. Typical power requirements for compressing the methane product stream to produce a suitably high pressure stream for sale are reduced according to the system and method of the invention. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324944 | METHOD AND INTEGRATED DEVICE FOR SEPARATING AIR AND HEATING AN AIR GAS ORIGINATING FROM AN AIR SEPARATION DEVICE - The invention relates to an integrated device for separating air and heating a gas in the air resulting from said air separation, comprising: an air separation device ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324945 | DUAL FUNCTION BRACELET - A dual function bracelet is formed of a first layer of a resilient flexible material shaped with a width-wise arc; and a set of first tick marks disposed on a bottom surface, the first tick marks being spaced and indicative of standard length increments. The first layer presents a linear orientation in an extended configuration, and presents a coiled orientation when in a wearable configuration initiated by deforming the width-wise arc. The dual function bracelet is dimensioned to encircle a wearer's wrist in the wearable configuration, providing a decorative function. Additionally, the dual function bracelet presents a ruler in the extended configuration, allowing the dual function bracelet to function as a measurement device. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324946 | Posture Necklace and Method of Maintaining Proper Posture - Disclosed is a posture monitoring neckwear and associated method of maintaining proper posture, wherein the neckwear comprises a frontal necklace portion and a rear extension portion that extends from the posterior of the wearer's neck and along the length of the wearer's back. The frontal necklace portion surrounds the wearer's neck and includes a weighted frontal pendant to counteract movement of the extension portion connection point along the neck posterior. The extension portion comprises an elongated and adorned structure, wherein tactile feedback from the extension along the middle of the wearer's back and movement therefrom alerts the wearer of improper posture or contortion of the spine during movement. The associated method of maintaining and teaching proper posture comprises utilizing an elongated extension from a pendant necklace to monitor and adjust posture based on tactile input received therefrom. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324947 | Interchangeable Jewelry Bands - A method for applying jewelry especially in connection with functional items such as medical alert bracelets and replaces the cumbersome and difficult to open traditional clasps. The clasps can hold tight, yet allow those without fine motor skills to easily clasp and unclasp the jewelry. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324948 | Jewelry incorporating visual images - A method of producing jewelry based on photographic images, and jewelry produced thereby. A photographic image may be formed on a transparency and coated with polyurethane for example. Two holes may be formed in the transparency. A connector may be attached at one hole and a pendant device attached at the other hole. The jewelry may be provided in corresponding pairs, such as a pair of earrings. The photographic images may be provided in mirror image relation. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324949 | Self-Expanding Dilation Plug - The present invention is a self-expanding dilation plug for use in body modification activities. The plug has a central body and a plurality of arms extending therefrom under constant spring pressure. The plug is inserted into a hole in a person's body part, such as an ear lobe, and allowed to gently stretch the tissue over time. In so doing, trauma and the risk of serious injury associated with the procedure is greatly reduced. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324950 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEAT TREATING GLASS SHEETS - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for heat treating glass sheets, and in particular for heat treating very thing glass sheets arranged in closely spaced stacks. The glass sheets are positioned on a moving belt such that their major surfaces are substantially perpendicular to a direction of belt travel through the apparatus to aid in producing a uniform temperature profile within the glass sheets. The apparatus comprises air curtains positioned at the inlet and outlet of the apparatus to minimize the ingress of particulate into the apparatus. A reduced velocity of heated air flow within a lower portion of the apparatus relative to a velocity of the heated air in an upper portion of the apparatus causes particulate to drop out of the lower portion air flow. A rotating brush and vacuums positioned adjacent a lower portion of the belt assist in removing particulate from the moving belt. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324951 | Method for Melting a Batch of Raw Materials by a Crown Burner - The invention concerns a method for melting a composition of raw materials including introducing the composition in an oven to form a layer ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324952 | USE OF A GLASS COMPOSITION FOR MAKING A SOLAR COLLECTOR WITH A GLASS-METAL JOINT - A glass composition for a tubular glass body used to form a glass-metal joint in a tubular solar collector. Includes a borosilicate glass having a dilatometric chart with a hard segment and a soft- segment hysteresis. The soft segment glass transition temperature is less than the hard-segment glass transition temperature for a temperature difference ΔT higher than 20° C. The composition comprises:
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20120324953 | VACUUM INSULATING GLASS UNIT INCLUDING INFRARED MELTABLE GLASS FRIT, AND/OR METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of making a vacuum insulating glass (VIG) unit. The method includes providing first and second substantially parallel spaced-apart glass substrates, a glass frit being provided at least partially between the first and second glass substrates for sealing said one or more edge portions to be sealed; and irradiating infrared energy towards the one or more edge portions to be sealed in forming an edge seal. The glass frit has a glass redox (FeO/Fe | 2012-12-27 |
20120324954 | MAKING XENOTIME CERAMICS BY REACTIVE CERAMMING - A reactive-ceramming process for making YPO | 2012-12-27 |
20120324955 | GLASS MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MOLD FOR GLASS MANUFACTURE - Disclosed herein is a glass manufacturing method and a mold for glass manufacture. The glass manufacturing method includes cutting raw flat glass having a large size into a suitable size for a product, inserting the flat glass into a mold formed with a cavity having a curved surface shape to mold the flat glass so that a front face portion has a concave curved surface shape and a back face portion has a convex curved surface shape, processing the back face portion having the convex curved surface shape into a flat surface shape by a grinding process, and processing the back face portion processed into the flat surface shape to have a specular surface through a polishing process. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324956 | PRESS MOLDING GLASS MATERIAL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL ELEMENT - A press molding glass material including: a core portion composed of optical glass; and a surface layer covering the core portion, wherein the surface layer includes an outermost layer contacting with a molding surface of a molding die in press molding and an intermediate layer adjacent to the outermost layer, the outermost layer is a silicon oxide film having a surface free energy measured by a three-solution method of equal to or less than 75 mJ/m | 2012-12-27 |
20120324957 | VACUUM DEGASSING APPARATUS AND VACUUM DEGASSING METHOD FOR MOLTEN GLASS - A vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is comprised of an uprising pipe, a vacuum degassing vessel, a downfalling pipe, an upstream side pit that supplies molten glass to the uprising pipe, and a downstream side pit that receives molten glass from the downfalling pipe. The vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is further comprised of a separating mechanism that separates a part of molten glass moving from the downfalling pipe to the downstream side pit, and a returning pipe that returns separated molten glass to the upstream side pit. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324958 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER - A method for manufacturing an optical fiber preform, including: a) providing a lining tube as a substrate tube, and doping and depositing by a PCVD or an MCVD process; b) in the reacting gas of silicon tetrachloride and oxygen, introducing a fluorine-containing gas for fluorine doping, introducing germanium tetrachioride for germanium doping, ionizing the reacting gas in the lining tube through microwaves to form plasma, depositing the plasma on the inner wall of the lining tube in the form of glass; c) after the completion of deposition, processing the deposited lining tube into a solid core rod by melting contraction through an electric heating furnace; d) sleeving the solid core rod into a pure quartz glass jacketing tube and manufacturing the two into an optical fiber preform; and e) allowing the effective diameter d of the optical fiber preform to become between 95 and 205 mm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324959 | HIGH TEMPERATURE STABLE FIBER GRATING SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A method of producing a thermally stable grating allows the grating to be placed in environments where temperatures reach 1000° C. These gratings may be concatenated so as to form a sensor array. The method requires a step of lowering the characteristic intensity threshold of a waveguide by at least 25%, followed by irradiating the waveguide with femtosecond pulses of light having a sufficient intensity and for a sufficient duration to write the grating so that at least 60% of the grating remains after exposures of at least 10 hours at a temperature of at least 1000° C. Pre-writing a Type I grating before writing a minimal damage Type II grating lowers the characteristic threshold of the waveguide so that a stable low damage type II grating can be written; alternatively providing a hydrogen or deuterium loaded waveguide before writing the grating lowers the characteristic threshold of the waveguide. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324960 | METHOD AND TUBULAR SEMIFINISHED PRODUCT FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICAL FIBER - Methods for producing an optical fiber by elongating a silica glass blank or a coaxial group of silica glass components, on the basis of which a fiber is obtained that comprises a core zone, an inner jacket zone enclosing the core zone and a ring zone surrounding the inner jacket zone, are known. In order to provide, proceeding from this, a method, a tubular semi-finished product and a group of coaxial components for the cost-effective production of an optical fiber, which is characterized by a high quality of the boundary between the core and jacket and by low bending sensitivity, according to the invention, the silica glass of the ring zone is provided in the form of a ring zone tube made of silica glass having a mean fluorine content of at least 6000 weight ppm and the tube has an inner tube surface and an outer tube surface, wherein via the wall of the ring zone tube, a radial fluorine concentration profile is adjusted which has an inner fluorine depletion layer with a layer thickness of at least 1 μm and no more than 10 μm, in which the fluorine content decreases toward the inner tube surface and is no more than 3000 weight ppm in a region close to the surface which has a thickness of 1 μm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324961 | GARMENT, IN PARTICULAR A COMPRESSION GARMENT FOR MEDICAL USE - The invention relates to a garment ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324962 | CABLE LOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A cable locking system is provided. The cable lock system | 2012-12-27 |
20120324963 | Motor locking system to prevent unauthorized manual operation of automatic gates - A lock module housing containing the components of a preferred embodiment is physically mounted to the rear of a gate drive motor of an automatic gate system. A solenoid front shaft, when the solenoid is de-energized, is pushed into a sprocket attached to the drive motor, thus preventing the motor shaft from turning. To release the drive motor, the solenoid is energized. The solenoid rear shaft contacts a limit switch to indicate to the controller that the drive motor is indeed unlocked. When the controller is about to move the gate, energizing the solenoid retracts the shaft and allows normal operation of the gate control system. At the end of the gate cycle, the solenoid is de-energized and the drive motor is once again locked. In the case of a manual release, a key lock is turned from a first position to a second position to unlock the motor shaft. A mechanical linkage arm attached to the key lock pulls the solenoid shaft to its energized position, which in turn contacts the limit switch. The gate can then be back driven manually. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324964 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING CONTAINER INCLUDING BOLT SEAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ARMS FOR RECEIVING BOLT SEAL - An electronic locking device secures a shipping container and includes a housing, two arms, a sensing circuit, and electronics. The pair of arms extend from the housing and couple to the hasp. The arms transition between locked and unlocked configurations relative to the hasp, with one or both of the arms pivoting relative to the other. A bolt seal locks the arms in the locked configuration. The sensing circuit, which includes sensing contacts, is in a “closed” state or “open” state depending on whether the arms are in the locked or unlocked configuration. The electronics record and report the state of the sensing circuit, thereby indicating whether the arms are locked or unlocked. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324965 | STEERING APPARATUS - In a steering apparatus configured by including: a steering shaft to which a steering wheel can be fitted; a steering column supported on a vehicle body and supporting the steering shaft rotatably; and a combination switch fixedly fitted to the steering column and constructed by combining a plurality of switches having different functions into one integral unit, the improvement comprises: a spacer having an inner peripheral surface that is fixedly fitted onto an outer peripheral surface of an end portion of the steering column on a rear side with respect to a vehicle body and an outer peripheral surface that is formed to have a dimension of an outer diameter enabling an inner peripheral surface of a fitting portion provided in the combination switch to be fitted onto the outer peripheral surface; and a rotation preventive mechanism preventing the spacer from rotating about the steering column. With this configuration, the same combination switch can be fitted to plural types of columns having different dimensions of outer diameters. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING A MOVABLE ITEM TO A STRUCTURE - An electronic lock is provided for removably securing a movable item to a structure, the electronic lock comprising first and second complementary cooperating member, each mounted to a respective one of the movable item and the structure and being engageable together in a lockable position and a securing assembly for securing the first and second connecting member together when engaged in the lockable position, wherein the securing assembly comprises inter alia a position detecting means, an electronic control means, an actuator, a locking aperture and a movable locking member. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324967 | ELECTRONIC AND MANUAL LOCK ASSEMBLY - An electronic and manual lock assembly having a lock housing, a mechanical lock, an electric motor, and a shackle having a pair of legs. The shackle can be unlocked relative to the housing by having one leg pivotally connected with the housing and the other leg rotated out of the housing. The lock includes a first stop member that prevents one leg from being rotated out of the housing. The first stop member is moveable as a result of unlocking the mechanical lock. The lock includes a second stop member that prevents one of the legs from being rotated out of the lock housing and is moveable as a result of operating the electric motor. The first stop member and the second stop member are independently moveable by the mechanical lock and the electric motor. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324968 | ELECTRONIC AND MANUAL LOCK ASSEMBLY - An electronic and manual lock assembly having a lock housing, a mechanical lock, an electric motor, and a shackle having a pair of legs. The shackle can be unlocked relative to the housing by having one leg pivotally connected with the housing and the other leg rotated out of the housing. The lock includes a first stop member that prevents one leg from being rotated out of the housing. The first stop member is moveable as a result of unlocking the mechanical lock. The lock includes a second stop member that prevents one of the legs from being rotated out of the lock housing and is moveable as a result of operating the electric motor. The first stop member and the second stop member are independently moveable by the mechanical lock and the electric motor. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324969 | DOOR CYLINDER LOCK - The presently disclosed subject matter is directed towards an anti-vandalism electronic cylinder lock ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324970 | PUSH BUTTON LOCK - To provide a push button lock which includes a housing on which a plurality of depressible push buttons are located, a lock pin which moves axially with the push button and being engageable with and disengageable from the push button, a lock plate formed with a plate key hole and plate lock hole, a reset plate which is provided parallel to the lock plate, a driving cam linked to a deadbolt lock, and the security-code controller detachably attached to the housing. A mechanism and components for setting and storing a security code for locking and unlocking are assembled in a cartridge. The cartridge is detachably attached to the inside of the housing so that various surface designs are available. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324971 | MILL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF METAL STRIP ROLLING - Mill control system and method for metal strip rolling controlled in response to a sequence of controller scans are provided. A sensor suite is coupled to sense a plurality of parameters regarding the strip rolling. A model responsive to the sensed parameters is configured to estimate per scan at least one matrix based on the sensed parameters and indicative of state conditions of the strip rolling. A controller includes an inner control loop configured to effect a control law to generate a control vector per scan. The inner control loop may be configured to have dynamic characteristics, which remain substantially the same for each scan of the controller. The dynamic characteristics of the inner control loop are effective to determine a pointwise online control solution based on the matrix indicative of the state conditions of the strip rolling, without having to compute a Riccati control solution per scan. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324972 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a duplex stainless steel wire product starting from wire rod, the method comprising the following steps: roughening the wire rod surface; applying a carrier coating on the wire rod surface; peeling the wire rod using a shaving die comprising cemented carbide; roughening the wire rod surface; applying a carrier coating on the wire rod surface; and drawing to final wire dimension. In the peeling step, the shaving die used has a rake face land angle η which is 10-30°, a rake angle γ which is 10-25°, a clearance angle α which is 3-10°, a rake face land width w which is 0.1-0.5 mm, and an edge radius which is 0.02-0.08 mm. The duplex stainless steel wire product manufactured according to the method exhibits excellent fatigue resistance. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324973 | ROLL STAND - A roll stand has two working rollers capable of gripping a strip to be rolled, two intermediate rollers, two bearing rollers, and at least one side bearing unit capable of laterally supporting the working rollers. At least one camber block for cambering the intermediate rollers is capable of vertical movement relative to the posts of the roll stand and of supporting the side bearing unit. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324974 | PRESS-FORMING METHOD AND PRESS-FORMING APPARATUS - A workpiece is press-formed into a press-formed product in a single stroke using a punch and a die by grasping a first portion of the workpiece by a blank holder at a first timing in the single stroke, and grasping a second portion of the workpiece which is different form the first portion by the blank holder at a second timing in the single stroke which is different from the first timing. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324975 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TISSUE ADHESION - Shape memory tissue engagement elements ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120324976 | METHOD OF FORGING ALUMINUM/ALUMINUM ALLOYS - A method of forging aluminum/aluminum alloys includes: providing an aluminum/aluminum alloy billet; providing a forging die, the forging die including an upper die and a lower die, the upper die and the lower die being all mounted with heating element and temperature controller; locating the aluminum/aluminum alloy billet in the forging die; heating the upper die and the lower die and making the temperature difference between the upper die and the lower die be about 100° C.-350° C.; forging the aluminum/aluminum alloy billet to get an aluminum/aluminum alloy forged piece, the temperature difference between the upper die and the lower die being kept at about 100° C.-350° C. during the forging process; and opening the upper die and the lower die to remove out the aluminum/aluminum alloy forged piece. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324977 | STAMPING TOOL - A stamping tool for stamping a product having a base plate and a contact arm includes an assistant block, a supporting element assembled in the assistant block, a molding floater slidably mounted to one side of the assistant block and a pressing element driving the molding floater to slide downward to secure the base plate therebetween. A plurality of resisting sections are formed on a top of the supporting element and stretched beyond a top of the assistant block. A top of the molding floater extends to form a bending board suspended over the resisting sections. A molding punch is movably inserted in the pressing element with a bottom end thereof projected out of the pressing element for making the contact arm pass through two corresponding resisting sections to be bent towards a bottom of the bending board, wherein the resisting sections resist against the bottom of the bending board. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324978 | Clinch Pin Fastener - A clinch-type fastener is formed by simultaneously creating an undercut during the same forging that creates the head and displacer of the fastener. A fastener blank is compressed end-to-end between top and bottom dies whereby the axial compression of a blank causes the outward bulging of the shank at its midline. Simultaneously, a tapered end point and a tangential interference band are formed provided by a curvilinear-shaped bulge in the shank. As the bulge is formed an undercut is created between the bulge and a shoulder which extends downwardly from a head of the fastener. This method of formation and the fastener produced thereby are particularly suited to the manufacture of small clinch pins having a diameter in the range of 1.0 mm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324979 | Transfer Bar - A connecting a remaining bar and a movable bar of a transfer bar includes a remaining-side clamp and a movable-side clamp. The clamps respectively have a male fitted portion and a female fitted portion that are fitted to one another around a connecting direction, defining a first connector. A male engagement portion and a female engagement portion are provided inside the clamps defining a second connector. The female engagement portion of the second connector includes a sphere in a form of a movable member moving in a direction orthogonal to the connecting direction. A movement of the sphere effects an engagement and disengagement of the female engagement portion from the male engagement portion. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324980 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AVOIDING FALSE DETECTION OF FREE FALL EVENT BASED ON DETECTED OPERATING MODES - An electronic device is disclosed comprising an acceleration sensor operable to generate an acceleration signal, and a free fall detector operable to detect a free fall event in response to the acceleration signal. A frequency response of the acceleration signal is measured, and the free fall detector is disabled when a magnitude of the frequency response within one of a plurality of frequency bands exceeds a threshold, wherein each frequency band corresponds to one of a plurality of normal operating modes. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324981 | Soot Sensor System - A soot sensor includes a soot sensor including a first element on a first surface of the soot sensor. A soot sensing system may include a soot sensor and circuitry electrically coupled to the first element of the soot sensor. The circuitry is configured to determine an amount of soot accumulated on the first element and to control heating of the first element in response to the soot accumulation. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324982 | PARTICULATE MATTER DETECTION METHOD FOR A PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR - A method of detecting particulate matter on a particulate matter sensor includes the steps of measuring an electrical characteristic associated with the sensor, determining a value corresponding to the impedance across the sensor, and compensating the impedance for the temperature at which it was determined. The method further includes determining an estimate of the total amount of particulate matter accumulated while limiting the effects of large particles captured on the sensor or blown off the sensor. The information produced by the method may be used to provide diagnostic information regarding a particulate control system. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324983 | NON-RESONANT KNOCKING SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A non-resonant knocking sensor including a sensor body including: a metal shell having a shell-side cylindrical section, a piezoelectric element, a weight and a fixing portion having a fixing-side cylindrical section; and a resin molded body. The fixing-side cylindrical section includes crimped portions to be crimped and spaced-apart portions which are spaced apart from the shell-side cylindrical section, and a space between the outer circumferential surface of the shell-side cylindrical section and an inner circumferential surface of the spaced-apart portions are filled with the resin. Also disclosed is a method for producing the non-resonant knocking sensor. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324984 | ASSAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A skin sample is mounted in a diffusion cell between a receptor and a donor chamber. A substance to be tested is provided to the skin sample via the donor chamber. The diffusion cell has a driver for applying pressure variations to fluid in the receptor chamber in order to cause repeated flexing of the skin sample to simulate the behaviour of living (moving) skin. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324985 | FLUID LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM - A fluid leak detection system is provided, and includes a fluid conduit, a fluid-cooled device having an inlet and an outlet, an inlet flow meter, an outlet flow meter, and a controller. The inlet flow meter is fluidly connected to the fluid conduit. The inlet flow meter monitors the inlet of the fluid-cooled device for an inlet temperature and an inlet flow rate. The inlet flow meter has an inlet flow meter drift versus process fluid temperature curve. The outlet flow meter is fluidly connected to the fluid conduit. The outlet flow meter monitors the outlet of the fluid-cooled device for an outlet temperature and an outlet flow rate. The outlet flow meter has an outlet flow meter drift versus process fluid temperature curve. The controller is in communication with the inlet flow meter and the outlet flow meter. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324986 | SPECTRAL AND TEMPORAL LASER FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS SUCH AS FOR NATURAL AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS - An Advanced Laser Fluorometer (ALF) can combine spectrally and temporally resolved measurements of laser-stimulated emission (LSE) for characterization of dissolved and particulate matter, including fluorescence constituents, in liquids. Spectral deconvolution (SDC) analysis of LSE spectral measurements can accurately retrieve information about individual fluorescent bands, such as can be attributed to chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), phycobiliprotein (PBP) pigments, or chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM), among others. Improved physiological assessments of photosynthesizing organisms can use SDC analysis and temporal LSE measurements to assess variable fluorescence corrected for SDC-retrieved background fluorescence. Fluorescence assessments of Chl-a concentration based on LSE spectral measurements can be improved using photo-physiological information from temporal measurements. Quantitative assessments of PBP pigments, CDOM, and other fluorescent constituents, as well as basic structural characterizations of photosynthesizing populations, can be performed using SDC analysis of LSE spectral measurements. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324987 | IDMS SIGNAL PROCESSING TO DISTINGUISH INLET PARTICULATES - A method for operating a debris monitoring system comprises continuously sensing the passage of particulates through a gas turbine engine to produce a time-domain sensor signal. The time-domain sensor signal is Fourier transformed to produce a frequency domain sensor signal. The frequency domain sensor signal is partitioned into bins corresponding to particulate composition categories. At least one feature is identified within each bin, and is used to determine the amount of particulate flow in each particulate composition category. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324988 | STATION PROBE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A station probe employed in a gas turbine engine includes a rake portion having a plurality of sensors for sensing conditions in the gas turbine engine. An environmental container attached to the rake portion includes signal conditioning circuitry that locally analyzes sensor signals received from the plurality of sensors to generate measured values, and a communication module for communicating the measured values to a control room. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ENGINE COMPONENT CONDITION - A diagnostic system for an internal combustion engine includes a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure within a combustion cylinder. An electronic controller is configured to receive a pressure signal from the pressure sensor, analyze the pressure signal by at least partially comparing the pressure signal to a predetermined pressure signal, and diagnose a failure of one or more piston ring seal(s), an intake valve, and an exhaust valve of the engine based on a difference between the pressure signal and the predetermined pressure signal. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324990 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE FLOW PROPERTY OF A FLUID MEDIUM FLOWING IN A MAIN FLOW DIRECTION - A sensor system for determining a parameter of a fluid medium, e.g., an intake air mass flowing through a channel, includes at least one sensor chip situated in the channel for determining the parameter, which sensor chip is accommodated in a sensor carrier which (i) protrudes into the channel and (ii) has a leading edge situated transverse to the flow of the fluid medium. At least one vortex generator is provided, at least in the region of the leading edge, and configured for forming secondary flows in the flowing fluid medium in the region of the sensor carrier, for avoiding or reducing the entry of particles. The secondary flows extend in a plane essentially perpendicular to the main flow direction of the fluid medium, e.g., facing away from the sensor area. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324991 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE INTERTIAL PARAMETERS OF A BODY - The invention relates to a device for determining the inertial parameters of a body, particularly a motor vehicle. Said device comprises a receiving platform (P) on which the body (F | 2012-12-27 |
20120324992 | ON-LINE DETECTION METHOD OF CHROMIUM-FREE COATING FILM THICKNESS ON SURFACE OF STRIP STEEL - A measuring method of chromium-free coating film thickness on surface of strip steel comprising selecting two water-soluble chemical substances containing elements P, Ca, Ti, Ba or Sr and not reacting with a chromium-free coating liquid; adding the chemical substances into the chromium-free coating liquid and agitating them to be homogeneous, thereafter, fabricating a reference sample of coating film; using a ray emitted by an off-line film thickness instrument to excite the two water-soluble chemical substances so as to obtain characteristic spectrums to obtain a correction function expression between the measured film thickness and the thickness correction value by fitting; adding the water-soluble chemical substance which has a weak characteristic spectrum into a chromium-free coating liquid, and using the expression to obtain the actual coating film thickness. The method is capable to monitor film thickness with no adverse effect on adhesiveness and corrosion-proof of the coating film. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324993 | Transducer Assembly For A Downhole Tools - Methods and related systems are described relating to a sealed acoustic transducer assembly for use in a wellbore is provided. A tool body is deployed in the wellbore, having a groove and a sealed acoustic transducer assembly removeably mounted therein. The transducer assembly includes an acoustic transducer element, and an elongated fluid filled sealed container housing the transducer element. The container includes flexible portions along the length of the container which allows for volume changes when exposed to changes in external pressure and/or temperature. Acoustic measurements downhole are made using the transducer element. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324994 | Determination of media characteristics in fill-level measuring - For calculating the fill level in a container two echo curves are acquired that image the reflection conditions along two different measuring paths. On their way to the filling material surface or the separating layer surface the corresponding measuring signals cover different electrical distances. From the two echo curves a characteristic value can be calculated that reflects a physical characteristic of the covering medium. From this, the fill level can then be determined with increased accuracy. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324995 | System and Method For Product Level Monitoring in A Chemical Dispensing System - A system and method for monitoring the levels of product in a chemical dispensing system. A probe assembly is operatively disposed in a container holding product to be dispensed. A detection circuit including an oscillator sensitive to the impendence coupled to the detector is selectively coupled to the probe assembly and produces a signal in response to the impedance of the probe assembly indicating if the level of product in the container has dropped below the probe assembly. The probe assembly includes conductive probes formed from corrosion resistant material infused with carbon and separated by an angle. The level of the first and second conductive probes is adjustable to provide control over the level of product to be detected. Multiple probe assemblies may be selectively coupled to the detection circuit in a repeating sequence by a multi-probe monitoring unit to allow monitoring of multiple containers by a single remote alarm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324996 | MAGNETIC LEVEL INDICATOR - A magnetic level indicating system includes a chamber for fluidic coupling to a process vessel. Material level in the vessel equalizes with material level in the chamber. A magnetic float in the chamber rises and falls with the material level in the chamber. A magnet actuated visual indicator is mounted to the chamber for indicating level of the magnet in the chamber and thus material level in the vessel. The indicator comprises an elongate transparent tubular housing defining an interior space open at opposite ends. An indicator assembly is mounted in the housing interior space and responsive to movement of the float and visible through the housing to indicate material level in the chamber. An end cap is received in each of the opposite ends of the tubular housing and a seal member is disposed between each end cap and the tubular housing. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324997 | MEASURING CUP - A measuring cup and funnel system includes a measuring cup and a funnel portion formed within the measuring cup. The measuring cup includes measurement indicators based on volume within an interior of the measuring cup considering displacement of the funnel portion. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324998 | SENSOR UNIT - A sensor unit may include a ceramic member including a first face and a second face opposite to each other with a predetermined interval, a sensor part mounted on the first face, a plurality of metal pins fixed to the second face, a plurality of internal wirings passing through the ceramic member, each of the plurality of internal wirings connecting the sensor part with one of the plurality of metal pins, and a metal member formed on a circumferential end of the second face and joined with a housing by welding. | 2012-12-27 |
20120324999 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANGULAR MEASUREMENT WITH COMPENSATION OF NON-LINEARITIES - Method of angular measurement by a resonator associated with a vibration setting device and with a vibration detector, which are linked to a processing circuit through which there travel control signals and measurement signals, the method comprising the steps of digitizing the measurement signals and of deducing an angular measurement from the measurement signals. The method comprises the steps of performing a spectral analysis of the digitized measurement signals so as to detect harmonic distortions therein and correcting at least some of the signals travelling through the processing circuit so as to attenuate the non-linearities. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325000 | BENDING VIBRATION PIECE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A bending vibration piece has a pair of drive vibration arms and a pair of detection vibration arms in an opposite direction thereto which are connected to a supporting part. The supporting part has recessed portions formed on both lateral parts in a direction of width, and a through-hole formed substantially at the center in a plane part of the supporting part and more toward the drive vibration arms than the recessed portions are. On a surface of the supporting part, drive electrode pads are arranged toward the drive vibration arms and detection electrode pads are arranged toward the detection vibration arms, with these electrode pads being separated from each other in a longitudinal direction by the recessed portions on both lateral part of the supporting part and the through-hole in the plane part. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325001 | OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Optical sensors and sensing methods are provided. A particular method includes applying light to a first end of an optical fiber. Light reflected by at least one of a first photonic crystal sensor coupled to a second end of the optical fiber and a second photonic crystal sensor coupled to the second end of the optical fiber is detected. The first photonic crystal sensor exhibits a first reflection spectrum that changes responsive a first sensed parameter and the second photonic crystal sensor exhibits a second reflection spectrum that changes responsive a second sensed parameter. A parameter value of at least one of the first sensed parameter and the second sensed parameter is determined based on the detected light. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325002 | Scanner Diagnostics Utilizing Three Axis Accelerometers - Numerous failure modes, causes, and adverse operating conditions on scanner systems exhibit mechanical signatures that are detected by three-axis accelerometers located in the upper and lower sensor heads. A diagnostic system for monitoring the scanning system that detects characteristics of sheet materials during linear translation along a translation axis of a bi-directionally driven mobile detector device includes a vibration sensor configured to measure vibrations generated by various components of the scanning system and to generate vibration signals indicative of operation conditions of the components. Correlating the vibration signals to modes of operations of the components identifies the source, location and severity of potential problems in the scanner. In dual scanning systems, the accelerometer in the upper scanner head monitors activities associated with movement of the upper carriage while the accelerometer in the lower scanner head monitors activities associated with movement of the lower carriage. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325003 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING, INSPECTING, AND EXAMINING A RADIOGRAPHICALLY LABELED SPECIMEN - An apparatus for determining the location of a radio-opaque marker embedded in an excised specimen includes a radio-opaque marker including an energy beacon that can be embedded in the specimen, an energy beacon controller, at least three detectors, a signal processing component, and a display device. An associated method is disclosed. A method for evaluating a radiographically labeled excised specimen involves determining the location of a radio-opaque marker embedded in the excised specimen, anatomically sectioning the excised specimen, macro-optically segmenting the sectioned specimen into an adipose tissue component, a fibrous tissue component, and an epithelial tissue component, and microscopically examining at least one of the tissue components. An associated apparatus is disclosed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325004 | APPARATUS FOR PIPELINE INSPECTION AND METHOD OF PIPELINE INSPECTION - An apparatus for pipeline inspection is provided. The apparatus comprising a body comprising a longitudinal axis a sensor unit in association with the body, wherein the sensor unit comprises an array of ultrasonic sensors configured to inspect a pipe wall and a skid comprising an outer surface configured to run adjacent to, or in contact with, the pipe wall, wherein the array of ultrasonic sensors are arranged at a stand off from the outer surface of the skid, and a mechanism configured to bias the outer surface of the skid into contact with the pipe wall, and to move the sensor unit between a first radial position and a second radial position in response to changes in pipe diameter. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325005 | Railway wheel ultrasonic testing apparatus - A method and apparatus for collecting ultrasonic test data from a railway wheel with an ultrasonic testing apparatus is described. The railway wheel is supported by two drive rollers, each having an indentation which engages with and rotates the wheel. An indexing transducer moves across the rotating wheel, collecting ultrasonic test data while a fixed transducer correlates a reference position on the wheel to the collected test data. To maintain the accuracy of the reference position to the collected test data, it is desirable to maintain the rotational stability of the wheel, minimizing any dynamic instability caused by dimensional tolerances in the wheel. To mitigate instabilities resulting from dimensional tolerances, the indentation of the drive rollers, which engage and drive the flange of the wheel, are variably spaced using a resilient member to maintain frictional contact between the wheel and the drive roller. This allows the indentation to accommodate the varying dimensional tolerances of the wheel flange, mitigating the possibility of dynamic instability resulting from departure of the wheel flange from the indentation. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325006 | MEASURING APPARATUS - A measuring apparatus includes: laser sources; and a control unit for outputting an excitation start signal that instructs the laser light sources to start excitation, and outputting an oscillation start signal to instruct the laser light sources to start oscillation after a predetermined time has elapsed from the output of the excitation start signal, so as to generate pulsed light from the laser light sources. The laser sources include a first laser source and a second laser source of which preparation time from the start of the excitation to the generation of the pulsed light is longer than that of the first laser source. The control unit sets timing to output the excitation start signal to the first laser source to follow timing to output the excitation start signal to the second laser source according to a difference of the preparation time between the first and second laser sources. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325007 | Pressure Gage with Removable Seal Member and Diaphragm - A gage having a motion detection mechanism magnetically attached to a pressure sensing diaphragm. The motion detection mechanism is magnetically coupled to a pointer rotation mechanism configured to indicate the position of the diaphragm and the corresponding pressure sensed by the diaphragm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325008 | Pressure Gage with Flexible Beam and Clamping Member - A gage having a motion detection mechanism magnetically attached to a pressure sensing diaphragm. The motion detection mechanism is magnetically coupled to a pointer rotation mechanism configured to indicate the position of the diaphragm and the corresponding pressure sensed by the diaphragm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325009 | STRAIN MEASUREMENT TEST MODULE - A test structure for measuring strain in the channel of transistors. A method of correlating transistor performance with channel strain. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325010 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROTECT STRAIN GAUGES WHILE TRANSMITTING PRESSURE - A technique facilitates drilling of boreholes by enabling improved measurement of strain during drilling applications. A strain gauge is mounted on a drilling component of a drill string. The strain gauge is covered with a volume of liquid, and the liquid is enclosed at least in part with a flexible layer of material. The flexible layer of material is sufficiently flexible to provide a negligible pressure differential between the volume of liquid and the surrounding environment while drilling, thus enabling accurate functioning of the strain gauge. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325011 | METHOD FOR MAKING RESIN HOLLOW BODY AND AIR FLOW MEASURING DEVICE - According to a method for making a resin hollow body, in a primary-formation process, molten resin is injected into spaces defined by dies to form resin components. In a die-moving process, each component is held in at least one die. Joining edges of the components are brought close through relative movement of the dies to make a predetermined arrangement of the components. In a secondary-formation process, molten resin is injected into a region where the edges are adjacent. The edges are joined to form an outer wall, partition wall, and hollow portion of the hollow body. At least one of the edges constituting the partition wall includes a linear groove. In the die-moving process, the partition-wall-constituting edges are brought into contact to define by the groove a linear hollow cavity surrounded with the edges. In the secondary-formation process, the cavity is filled with molten resin to join the partition-wall-constituting edges. | 2012-12-27 |
20120325012 | FLOW METER WITH DIGITAL TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION - A flow meter is disclosed, which composes an operational amplifier, a digital potentiometer, a sensor coil, and fixed resistors R | 2012-12-27 |
20120325013 | FLOW MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - Flow measurement systems and methods are provided. A flow measurement system can include at least one heat-producing computing device ( | 2012-12-27 |