08th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 13 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090045506 | Cu-Mo SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A Cu—Mo substrate | 2009-02-19 |
20090045507 | Flip chip interconnection - Methods for forming flip chip interconnection, in which the bump interconnect is defined at least in part by an underfill. The underfill includes a material that is thermally cured; that is, raising the temperature of the underfill material can result in progressive curing of the underfill through stages including a gel stage and a fully cured stage. According to the invention, during at least an early stage in the process the semiconductor chip is carried by a thermode, which is employed to control the temperature of the assembly in a specified way. Also, flip chip interconnections and flip chip packages made according to the methods of invention. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045508 | OBLONG PERIPHERAL SOLDER BALL PADS ON A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR MOUNTING A BALL GRID ARRAY PACKAGE - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for ball grid array land patterns are provided. A ball grid array land pattern includes a plurality of land pads and electrically conductive traces. The plurality of land pads is arranged in an array of rows and columns. A perimeter edge of the array includes a pair of adjacent oblong shaped land pads. An electrically conductive trace is routed between the pair of adjacent oblong shaped land pads from a land pad positioned in an interior of the array to a location external to the array. The oblong shaped land pads are narrower than standard round land pads, and thus provide more clearance for the routing of traces. The oblong shaped land pads enable more land pads of the land pattern array to be routed external to the array on each routing layer, and thus can save printed circuit board component and assembly costs. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045509 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device including: a semiconductor chip on which an integrated circuit is formed; an electrode formed on the semiconductor chip and electrically connected to the integrated circuit; a resin protrusion disposed on the semiconductor chip; an interconnect formed on the electrode and extending over the resin protrusion; a wiring board on which a wiring pattern is formed, the semiconductor chip being mounted on the wiring board so that part of the interconnect positioned over the resin protrusion faces and is electrically connected to the wiring pattern; and an adhesive that bonds the semiconductor chip and the wiring board. The resin protrusion is compressed in a direction in which the distance between the semiconductor chip and the wiring board decreases and is formed of a material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045510 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A semiconductor device includes a rigid substrate, a flexible solid-state image sensor and bumps. The bumps are aligned along a pair of opposing edges of the rigid substrate, and the diameter of the bumps gradually increases from the center to the ends of the edges. Owing to the difference in diameter of the bumps, the solid-state image sensor is curved convexly to the rigid substrate. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045511 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING PARYLENE MATERIAL LAYER - An integrated circuit includes a substrate including a contact pad, a redistribution line coupled to the contact pad, and a dielectric material layer between the substrate and the redistribution line. The integrated circuit includes a solder ball coupled to the redistribution line and a parylene material layer sealing the dielectric material layer and the redistribution line. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045512 | CARRIER SUBSTRATE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A carrier substrate comprising a through contact connecting a first contact field on a top face of the carrier substrate to a second contact field on a bottom face of the carrier substrate and a substrate material being provided around the through contact. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045513 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PACKAGE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PACKAGE AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A semiconductor chip package including a semiconductor chip including a first surface having bonding pads, a second surface facing the first surface, and sidewalls; a molding extension part surrounding the second surface and the sidewalls of the semiconductor chip; redistribution patterns extending from the bonding pads over the molding extension part, and electrically connected to the bonding pads; bump solder balls on the redistribution patterns; and a molding layer configured to cover the first surface of the semiconductor chip and the molding extension part, while exposing portions of each of the bump solder balls. The molding layer has concave meniscus surfaces between the bump solder balls adjacent to each other. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045514 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CONTAINING AN ALUMINUM TANTALUM CARBONITRIDE BARRIER FILM AND METHOD OF FORMING - The method includes providing a substrate containing a dielectric layer having a recessed feature and forming a aluminum tantalum carbonitride barrier film over a surface of the recessed feature. The aluminum tantalum carbonitride barrier film is formed by depositing a plurality of tantalum carbonitride films, and depositing aluminum between each of the plurality of tantalum carbonitride films. One embodiment further comprises depositing a Ru film on the aluminum tantalum carbonitride barrier film, depositing a Cu seed layer on the Ru film, and filling the recessed feature with bulk Cu. A semiconductor device containing an aluminum tantalum carbonitride barrier film is described. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045515 | MONITORING THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF A METAL LAYER DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that comprises forming an interconnect structure in an insulating layer located on a semiconductor substrate. The method also comprises depositing a metal cap layer on the interconnect structure and measuring a magnetic property of the metal cap layer. The magnetic property is compared to a target magnetic property. If the measured magnetic property differs from the target magnetic property by a predefined amount, then one or both of an interconnect structure formation process or a metal cap layer deposition process are altered. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045516 | TOP LAYERS OF METAL FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE IC's - A method of closely interconnecting integrated circuits contained within a semiconductor wafer to electrical circuits surrounding the semiconductor wafer. Electrical interconnects are held to a minimum in length by making efficient use of polyimide or polymer as an inter-metal dielectric thus enabling the integration of very small integrated circuits within a larger circuit environment at a minimum cost in electrical circuit performance. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045517 | METHOD FOR FORMING TUNGSTEN FILM, FILM-FORMING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A tungsten film with a lower specific resistance and a lower fluorine concentration over its boundary with the base barrier layer, which adheres to the barrier layer with a high level of reliability, compared to tungsten films formed through methods in the related art, is formed. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045518 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of conductive patterns over a substrate, forming a spin on dielectric (SOD) layer filling a portion of space between the conductive patterns, and forming an insulation pattern filling the remaining space over the SOD layer, wherein the stacked structure of the SOD layer and the insulation pattern forms a first interlayer dielectric layer. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045519 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Producing the Same - In one embodiment of the present invention, a process is disclosed for producing a semiconductor device that can suppress the diffusion of an electrically conductive metal into an insulating film. The process for producing a semiconductor device is characterized by including the steps of (1) forming a groove in an insulating film provided on a semiconductor substrate, (2) forming a barrier film on the inner face of the groove and on the insulating film, (3) forming an electrically conductive metal layer on the barrier film so as to fill the groove, (4) removing the electrically conductive metal layer and barrier film on the insulating film and a part of the electrically conductive metal layer within the groove so that the surface of the electrically conductive metal layer is lower than the surface of the insulating film, (5) forming a metal diffusion preventive film on the insulating film and the electrically conductive metal layer, and (6) removing the metal diffusion preventive film on the insulating film and a part of the insulating film so that at least a part of the metal diffusion preventive film on the electrically conductive metal layer remains unremoved. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045520 | IC Device having Compact Design - An IC device has a compact design. Capacitors, resistances and inductances are directly integrated in the IC device without packaging in advance. Thus, the IC device obtained has a slim size and an electric apparatus using the IC device has a big space for use. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045521 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: an interlayer insulation film; a lower interconnection layer; an upper interconnection layer; and a via hole extending through the interlayer insulation film to establish electric connection between the lower and upper interconnections; wherein a plurality of interconnection lines is provided in the lower interconnection layer, and a contact region is formed for contact with the via hole by partially joining at least two interconnection lines, and a void exists in a first region of the interlayer insulation film located between adjacent interconnection lines, and no void exists in a second region of the interlayer insulation film located between a contacting portion of the via hole in the contact region and an interconnection line adjacent to the contact region, whereby reliably preventing any contact between a via hole and a void formed in an interlayer insulation film even when the via hole is greatly displaced. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045522 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING VIA CONNECTING BETWEEN INTERCONNECTS - A first insulating film is provided between a lower interconnect and an upper interconnect. The lower interconnect and the upper interconnect are connected to each other by way of a via formed in the first insulating film. A dummy via or an insulating slit is formed on/in the upper interconnect near the via. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045523 | Semiconductor package-on-package (POP) device avoiding crack at solder joints of micro contacts during package stacking - A stacked semiconductor device primarily comprises semiconductor packages with a plurality of micro contacts and solder paste to soldering the micro contacts. Each semiconductor package comprises a substrate and a chip disposed on the substrate. The micro contacts of the bottom semiconductor package are a plurality of top bumps located on the upper surface of the substrate. The micro contacts of the top semiconductor package are a plurality of bottom bumps located on the lower surface of the substrate. The bottom bumps are aligned with the top bumps and are electrically connected each other by the solder paste. Therefore, the top bumps and the bottom bumps have the same soldering shapes and dimensions for evenly soldering to avoid breakages of the micro bumps during stacking. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045524 | Microelectronic package - A microelectronic package includes a lower unit having a lower unit substrate with conductive features and a top and bottom surface. The lower unit includes one or more lower unit chips overly/ing the top surface of the lower unit substrate that are electrically connected to the conductive features of the lower unit substrate. The microelectronic package also includes an upper unit including an upper unit substrate having conductive features, top and bottom surfaces and a hole extending between such top and bottom surfaces. The upper unit further includes one or more upper unit chips overlying the top surface of the upper unit substrate and electrically connected to the conductive features of the upper unit substrate by connections extending within the hole. The upper unit may include an upper unit encapsulant that covers the connections of the upper unit and the one or more upper unit chips. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045525 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor element is provided with electrode pads which are arranged on a front surface of an element main body, an insulating protection film which covers the front surface of the element main body excepting its outer peripheral area while exposing the electrode pads, and an insulating adhesive layer which is formed to cover a back surface, a sidewall surface and a corner between the front surface and the sidewall surface of the element main body. A plurality of semiconductor elements are stacked on a circuit substrate. The semiconductor elements are adhered via the insulating adhesive layer. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045526 | Stacked memory without unbalanced temperature distributions - A stacked memory without unbalanced temperature distributions is disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, a through electrode in each layer is connected one after the other such that regions to be activated in neighboring layers do not overlap in a vertical direction. According to another aspect of the invention, each layer comprises an activation region distribution circuit for outputting an activation signal to, among the regions of the layer, a region having an address different from an address of a region to be activated in a layer adjacent to the layer in question. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045527 | Multi-substrate region-based package and method for fabricating the same - A multi-substrate region-based package and a method for fabricating the same are provided. An active surface of a chip is divided into a plurality of functional regions, and each of the functional regions is electrically connected to a corresponding substrate via bonding wires. Each of the functional regions has a separate system, and the circuit layout thereof is not limited by the substrate or other systems but can be flexibly and independently designed, thereby allowing the package to be made smaller and thinner. Each set of the functional region and its corresponding substrate functions as an independent unit, such that the substrates are not affected by each other, thereby providing good compatibility, improved reliability and reduced packaging area. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045528 | Semiconductor device - An electronic structural member or a semiconductor device having conductive bumps is provided. The conductive bump includes an organic buffer layer with an undercut structure, and the conductive bump is deformable during the bonding process so as to compensate the height difference between the conductive bumps. In addition, an adhesive is further disposed between the IC chip and the substrate, and partial adhesive fills in the undercut structure, such that not only the adhesive area can be increased to enhance the bonding force between the IC chip and the substrate, but the return force of the adhesive can be reduced. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045529 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - There is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes the successive steps of: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate; (b) forming a plurality of semiconductor chips having electrode pads on the semiconductor substrate; (c) forming internal connection terminals on the electrode pads; (d) forming an insulating layer on the plurality of semiconductor chips to cover the internal connection terminals; (e) forming a metal layer on the insulating layer; (f) pushing a whole area of the metal layer to bring the metal layer into contact with upper end portions of the internal connection terminals; (g) pushing portions of the metal layer which contact the upper end portions of the internal connection terminals, thereby forming first recesses in the internal connection terminals, and thereby forming second recesses in the metal layer; and (h) forming wiring patterns by etching the metal layer. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045530 | MICROELECTRONIC LITHOGRAPHIC ALIGNMENT USING HIGH CONTRAST ALIGNMENT MARK - A microelectronic structure, and in particular a semiconductor structure, includes a substrate that includes an alignment mark comprising a substantially present element that has an atomic number at least 5 greater than a highest atomic number substantially present element within the substrate. Alignment to the alignment mark may be effected using an electron beam as an alignment beam with respect to both a direct write exposure and a reticle filtered optical exposure of a mask layer (i.e., photoresist mask layer) located over the alignment mark and the substrate. The electron beam alignment beam may effectively penetrate through other layers, including conductor layers comprising elements having appropriately low atomic number, located interposed between the alignment mark and the mask layer. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045531 | Liquid substance supply device for vaporizing system, vaporizer, vaporization performance appraisal method - In a liquid substance supply device, a three port two valve directional control valve is provided in a transfer line, and a substance container and the transfer line are connected together by a four port three valve directional control valve in such a way that the four port three valve directional control valve and the substance container can be removed from the transfer line as a unit. Furthermore, in a vaporizer, an orifice member is provided to surround the end portion of an internal conduit in which flows a mixture substance consisting of a gas and a liquid substance mixed therewith, and gas for atomization is spouted into a vaporization chamber through a gap defined between the internal conduit and the orifice member. Yet further, the temperature of a vaporization surface in the vaporization chamber can be controlled independently in correspondence with the nature of the liquid substance. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045532 | Thin film in-line degasser - The present invention relates to a stackable packing element for use in degassing liquid ophthalmic lens monomer and a lens resulting therefrom. One or more stackable elements can be used to form a modular degasser and implement an in-line degassing process, employing same. The stackable packing element is comprised of a body module and a removable puck component. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045533 | MOLD FOR MAKING A HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE HOUSING | 2009-02-19 |
20090045534 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MEMBRANE, PAD, AND STAMPER ARCHITECTURE FOR UNIFORM BASE LAYER AND NANOIMPRINTING PRESSURE - A nanoimprinting system incorporates a patterned media contact architecture to provide a uniform imprinting pressure across the target imprinting area on a disk substrate. The system leverages the unique disk substrate characteristic of an inner diameter hole by incorporating a membrane suspension, gel-pad buffering, and air cushion loading that exploits the inner diameter hole characteristics of the disk substrate. This design dramatically increases the uniformity of the pressing pressure across the target imprinting area. As a result, a simple and effective improvement of the quality of the patterns imprinted on the recording disk substrate is realized. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045535 | Method of producing organic particles and production apparatus usable for the same - A method of producing organic particles, containing: mixing a poor solvent for an organic material with a solution of the organic material in a good solvent, which is conducted by any among: | 2009-02-19 |
20090045536 | SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SHEET MANUFACTURING DEVICE - A sheet manufacturing method including the steps (1) to (5) is provided, (1) extruding a sheet material to a sheet form using a die including plural thickness adjusting means; (2) forming a desired sheet by performing a predetermined processing involving dimensional change in a transverse direction of a sheet; (3) measuring a thickness distribution in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion and after completion of the predetermined processing; (4) calculating a manipulated variable to be applied to the thickness adjusting means corresponding to each measuring position based on a thickness distribution measurement value in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing; and (5) controlling the thickness of the sheet by operating the thickness adjusting means by the manipulated variable; wherein in the calculation of the manipulated variable of step (4), a correspondence position in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing with respect to the thickness adjusting means is determined through the following steps A and B, and a thickness control is performed based on the determined correspondence position in the transverse direction of the sheet, A. obtaining unknown parameters such that an evaluation function including a mapping function representing a correspondence relationship between a position in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion of the processing and a position in the transverse direction of after completion of the processing and including one or more unknown parameters, a thickness distribution measurement value in the transverse direction of the sheet before completion of the processing, and a thickness distribution measurement value of after completion of the processing becomes an extreme value, and B. determining the mapping function based on the obtained unknown parameters and determining the corresponding position in the transverse direction of the sheet after completion of the processing with respect to the thickness adjusting means based on the determined mapping function. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045537 | METHOD OF SENSING MELT-FRONT POSITION AND VELOCITY - A method of sensing melt-front position and velocity is applicable for injection-molding systems. Firstly, at least one actuation signal value of the melt-injection device of the injection-molding system is retrieved, and at least one state variable value of the injection-molding system is measured. Then, the retrieved actuation signal values and the measured state variable values are substituted into a plurality of simultaneous equations to calculate the melt-front position and velocity of the injection-molding system. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045538 | Method of Controlling a Screw in a Two-Stage Injection Unit and a System for Implementing the Method - Embodiments of the present invention teach a method of controlling a screw in a two-stage injection unit and a system for implementing the method. For example, a method of controlling a screw in a two-stage injection unit, the method executable at a computing apparatus associated with the two-stage injection unit is disclosed. The method comprises receiving an indication of an operational parameter associated with the screw of the two-stage injection unit; based on the indication of the operational parameter, determining a target speed (S | 2009-02-19 |
20090045539 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pattern forming apparatus in which a mold having a pattern is brought into contact with an imprinting material on a substrate to transfer the pattern, the apparatus including: a holding part configured to hold the mold; a moving part configured to move the holding part so that the mold is brought into contact with the imprinting material on the substrate and that the mold is removed therefrom; and a control part configured to control so that at least one of conditions of removing the mold can be changed based on conditions of the pattern formed in the mold, the conditions including a rate and an angle of removing the mold. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045540 | ARTIFICIAL MARBLE USING MULTICOLOR CHIP AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an artificial marble using multicolor chips, particularly striped chips, and a method for preparing the artificial marble. Since the artificial marble comprises multicolor chips in a new form together with conventional single-color chips, it enables achievement of various appearances, including designs and colors, thereby being highly differentiated from conventional artificial marbles containing combinations of single-color chips as well as displaying patterns and designs closely resembling natural granite. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045541 | Vehicle steering wheel, vehicle interior trim component or other article with a wood appearance portion - A steering wheel ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045542 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HOLLOW BODIES OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL - The invention concerns a process for the production of hollow bodies of thermoplastic material. In the process according to the invention preforms in web or band form of plasticized material are shaped in a multi-part tool forming a mold cavity comprising two outer molds and at least one central mold which perform an opening and closing movement relative to each other. The central mold is provided with at least one component holder which can be moved of and into the tool plane defined by the central mold. In a first step the component holder is fitted with at least one insert portion, then the insert portion is placed by means of the component holder against the inside wall of an outer mold. In a further step introduction and shaping of the preforms within the tool is effected in a two-stage procedure, wherein firstly the preforms are respectively applied against a contour forming a part of the mold cavity by means of increased pressure and/or reduced pressure and shaped and then the intermediate products forming respective parts of the hollow body are joined together to form a finished product. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045543 | METHOD OF MAKING BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYOLEFIN FILM FOR COLD SEAL APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to methods of manufacturing multi-layered polyolefin films that provide excellent adhesion to cold seal cohesive formulations. A surface of the film is discharge-treated. It has been found that when the discharge-treated surface has at least 0.3% nitrogen functional groups, it provides an excellent cold seal receptive surface. A biaxially oriented polypropylene film made according the invention may also have a second skin layer, opposite the first layer, which may be used for metallizing, laminating, or printing. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045544 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRA-THIN POLYMERIC FILMS - A method for manufacturing an ultra-thin polymeric film is disclosed. The method includes the steps of melt blending of a polymeric composition or a nanocomposite composition in an extruder. Next, the molten composition is conveyed through a flat die with a small die lip gap. A melt pump may also be used to provide a constant, non-pulsating flow of the melted composition through the die. The melted composition may be passed through a filtration device to remove contaminants that could adversely affect the dielectric performance of the film. Next, the film is stretched by passing the film through take-up rollers at relatively high take-up speeds. Then, the composition is cooled to form a film or sheet. The edges of the film may be trimmed, and the film wound up on a roll using a tension-controlled winding mechanism. A heated roll may be used to temper/anneal the film, thereby eliminating frozen-in internal stresses. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045545 | SOLUTION CASTING EQUIPMENT APPARATUS AND SOLUTION CASTING METHOD - A casting belt | 2009-02-19 |
20090045546 | Fluid-Filled Chambers With Foam Tensile Members And Methods For Manufacturing The Chambers - A fluid-filled chamber may include an outer barrier formed from a polymer material and a foam tensile member located within the outer barrier. In manufacturing the fluid-filled chamber, a mold may be contoured to substantially equalize compressive forces between the outer barrier and various portions of the tensile member, thereby providing substantially uniform bonding between the outer barrier and the tensile member. Surfaces of the tensile member may also be contoured to substantially equalize compressive forces. In some configurations, the outer barrier and tensile member may be formed from thermoplastic polymer materials that form a direct bond between the outer barrier and surfaces of tensile member. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045547 | Fluid-Filled Chambers With Foam Tensile Members And Methods For Manufacturing The Chambers - A fluid-filled chamber may include an outer barrier formed from a polymer material and a foam tensile member located within the outer barrier. In manufacturing the fluid-filled chamber, a mold may be contoured to substantially equalize compressive forces between the outer barrier and various portions of the tensile member, thereby providing substantially uniform bonding between the outer barrier and the tensile member. Surfaces of the tensile member may also be contoured to substantially equalize compressive forces. In some configurations, the outer barrier and tensile member may be formed from thermoplastic polymer materials that form a direct bond between the outer barrier and surfaces of tensile member. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045548 | Press with plate-like frame parts, and method for operating such a plate press - The present invention relates to a press for encapsulating electronic components, comprising: two displaceable mould parts ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045549 | Equipment and method for producing thermoformed and heat-sealed containers - Equipment for producing thermoformable and heat-sealable containers, each of which comprises an object within it, has one or more thermoforming and heat-sealing work stations and a station for dispensing objects into the containers. At least one of the thermoforming stations is positioned upstream of a station for dispensing objects, which in turn is positioned upstream of a heat-sealing station. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045550 | TRANSCRIPTION MOLD FIXATION APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE REMOVING METHOD - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a transcription mold fixation apparatus includes a support base, a magnet, a pin, and a regulating mechanism. The support base receives, on a surface thereof, a transcription mold having a center hole formed therein and containing a magnetic material, and the support base has a through hole aligned to the center hole. The magnet is incorporated in the support base, and fixes the transcription mold to the surface of the support base. The pin extends through the through hole. The regulating mechanism causes the magnet to be spaced apart from the magnetic material. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045551 | METHOD FOR APPLYING ULTRASONIC OSCILLATION, AND RESIN COMPOSITION - A method for applying ultrasonic vibration to a resin material in a molten state by an ultrasonic vibration application apparatus ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045552 | Positive resist composition for recording medium master, and method of producing recording medium master and method of producing stamper using the same - Provided are a positive resist composition for recording medium master showing excellent plating resistance and adhesion to a base plate such as glass or the like characterized by containing a vinyl polymer which has a monomer unit having an alkali-soluble group blocked by an alkyl vinyl ether, and a method of producing a recording medium master or stamper using this positive resist composition. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045553 | Device and Method for a Layerwise Manufacturing of a Three-Dimensional Object from a Building Material in Powder Form - A method is provided, by which a three-dimensional object is manufactured by a subsequent solidification of layers of a building material in powder form at the positions in the respective layer that corresponds to the cross-section of the object by means of the action of a laser or another energy source, | 2009-02-19 |
20090045555 | Method for setting the sizes of blown film tubes as well as a blown film system with a control device for carrying out the method - The invention describes a method for setting the sizes of film tubes ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045556 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR HARDENING TREATMENT OF METALLIC PARTS - Equipment for metallic part hardening treatment comprising a support ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045557 | Method of Arranging and Setting Spray Cooling Nozzles and Hot Steel Plate Cooling Apparatus - The present invention relates to an apparatus for cooling hot steel plate applied for controlled cooling of hot steel plate, obtained by hot rolling, while processing it constrained by constraining rolls and obtaining a steel material excellent and uniform in shape characteristics and provides a method of arranging and setting spray nozzles enabling uniform cooling in a direction perpendicular to processing and provides a method of arranging and setting spray nozzles of a spray cooling apparatus using two or more types of nozzles differing in amounts of water and spray regions to obtain a broad range of adjustment of amounts of water, wherein the spray nozzles are arranged so that a value of an n power of the impact pressures of the cooling water sprayed from the spray on the cooling surface integrated in the processing direction between pairs of constraining rolls becomes within −20% of the highest value in the direction perpendicular to processing,
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20090045558 | SCREW CONVEYER OF ROTARY HEARTH FURNACE FOR DISCHARGING REDUCED IRON - [PROBLEMS] It is an object to provide a reduced iron discharging screw conveyer of a rotary hearth furnace, which can reduce maintenance frequency of the screw conveyer and improve operation rates of the rotary hearth furnace by extending wear life of a screw blade of the screw conveyer. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045559 | SWITCH HOUSING FOR GAS SPRING - A switch housing is shaped to be coupled to a gas spring and includes a limit switch having a control element which is moved to actuate the limit switch when the gas spring rod moves between first and second positions. The housing includes a cylindrical aperture for receiving the body of a gas spring with one end of the aperture including an annular wall and a coupling for attaching to the rod of a gas spring. In one embodiment the housing mounts the limit switch in offset relationship to the cylindrical aperture with the control element of the switch extending into the aperture to be actuated by the body of a gas spring. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045560 | Engine natural vibration frequency detection method, active vibration isolation support device control method, engine natural vibration frequency detection apparatus, active vibration isolation support device control apparatus, active vibration isolation support device, and vibration frequency detection apparatus for vibrating body - The natural vibration frequency of a roll resonance which does not occur since the engine rotation number is high in a normal operation range of an engine is detected at the time of engine start or stop when the engine rotation number is lower than the normal operation range, and thus the natural vibration frequency of the roil resonance can be detected with a good accuracy. A current is generated by an electromotive force of an actuator of the active vibration isolation support device excited by the engine immediately before stopping its rotation, and the frequency of the current is used to detect the natural vibration frequency of the engine, and the roll resonance of the engine is suppressed by controlling the operation of the active vibration isolation support device at the time of engine start based on the natural vibration frequency, thereby not only eliminating the need of a specific frequency detection sensor, but also effectively reducing the vibration at the time of engine start when the roll resonance becomes strong. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045561 | PRESSURIZED FLUID OPERATED SOLID FRICTION SHOCK ABSORBER - Solid friction shock absorber operated by a pressurized fluid which enables the quick dissipation, through solid friction, of the elastic energy absorbed by vehicles' suspensions. The pressurized bag presses the brake pads with brake linings against the inner wall of the body, creating a solid friction which dissipates the elastic energy absorbed. The pressurized fluid bag and the brake linings are installed on the shaft by presses. The pressurized fluid bag is fed by a feeder tube, a pressurized disk, or by a compressor. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045562 | Spring loaded spacer - A spring loaded spacer for fastening components and control units with touch control face plates or panels wherein the spacer has a barrel portion having at one end means for connecting the spacer to a chassis or the like and at its other end a shank for connecting it to one or more printed circuit boards and/or components or the like, wherein a spring loaded shank is seated within the barrel and is adapted to receive one or more printed circuit boards under tensioned engagement. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045563 | Clamping device for clamping pipes, particularly on butt welding machines - Proposed is a clamping device for clamping pipes, particularly plastic pipes for welding on butt welding machines. A base part ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045564 | POSITIONING DEVICE FOR MOVEABLE PORTION OF WORKPIECE - A positioning device for a workpiece that has a body and a portion that is movably mounted to the body. The positioning device includes an abutment assembly having a first and second abutment member. The positioning device also includes an actuator assembly adapted for moving the abutment assembly between a locating position, in which the first abutment member is disposed adjacent the exterior surface of the portion of the workpiece while the second abutment member is disposed in the exterior space defined by the portion, and an inserted position, in which the second abutment member is disposed in the portion while the first abutment member is disposed in the exterior space defined by the portion. The actuator assembly is further adapted to move the portion relative to the body due to abutment between the portion of the workpiece and at least one of the first and second abutment members. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045565 | Paper Change Detection Method - A method of detecting a media change includes the steps of comparing a previous media condition to a current media condition, detecting a media change when the previous media condition is in one state and the current media condition is not said one state and, prompting a user to make appropriate menu selections when the media change is detected. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045566 | Paper feed device, and paper feed cassette, manual paper feed tray, and image forming apparatus including same - A paper feed device including a paper feed unit configured to feed sheets; a separation unit configured to separate and feed the sheets fed from the paper feed unit automatically one by one; a sheet guide member provided between the paper feed unit and the separation unit, the sheet guide member provided on a downstream side relative to a sheet feed direction rotatably supported at one edge thereof; and a guide driving member configured to change a sheet guide position of the sheet guide member depending on a sheet type. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045567 | PRINTING MEDIUM TRANSFERRING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A printing medium transferring device and an image forming apparatus having the same, which are capable of stably conveying a printing medium supplied to a printing engine while ensuring a manual feeding path for the printing medium includes a conveyer roller which conveys a printing medium to the printing engine, a plurality of printing medium pressing devices which include pressing rollers installed along an outer circumference of the conveyer roller such that the printing medium is pressed in a normal direction of a surface of the conveyer roller, and a releasing device which allows at least one pressing roller to be moved apart from the conveyer roller in order to provide a manual feeding function. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045568 | Sheet material accumulating apparatus - A sheet material accumulating apparatus for accumulating a sheet material W into an accumulated bundle P by arranging it in a mutually overlapping state is configured to be able to suppress an enlargement, a higher tallness, more complication, etc. of the apparatus and attain a curtailment of various costs, including a manufacture cost. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045569 | ROLLER MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A roller mechanism includes a pair of rollers and an urging unit. The pair of rollers oppose one another sandwiching a conveyance path of a sheet material, and are provided to be capable of increasing and reducing an axis-to-axis separation thereof. The urging unit urges at least one of the pair of rollers in a direction of reducing the axis-to-axis separation of the pair of rollers with an urging force that increases with an increase in the axis-to-axis separation of the pair of rollers, and presses the sheet material with the pair of rollers. The urging unit increases the urging force non-linearly, with a rate of increase of the urging force falling as the axis-to-axis separation of the pair of rollers increases within a range of changes at times of sheet material-pressing. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045570 | Sheet Stacking Apparatus and Image Forming System Equipped Therewith - An image forming system includes: a first sheet stacking device including a rack, provided downstream of an image forming apparatus in a conveyance direction of a recording sheet and connected with the image forming apparatus, for stacking the recording sheet delivered from the image forming apparatus; a second sheet stacking device, which is provided downstream of the first sheet stacking device and connected with the first sheet stacking device; and a controller for controlling the image forming apparatus and the first and second sheet stacking devices. At least one of the first and second sheet stacking devices has a job stop button for stopping a printing job, and when the job stop button is turned on while the printing job execution is in progress, the controller controls the sheet stacking device to stop a stack of a recording sheet to the rack. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045571 | Set of dice as a random symbol generator - Set of two dice is using as a random symbol generator for 36 symbols (FIGS. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045572 | Educational Board Game and Method of Use - A board game and method of use simulates an experience of school in the structure, layout, and the educational materials. The game includes a map imprinted on a board that simulates an interactive school environment having associated spaces representing classrooms and actions to be taken by students or players represented by associated player pieces of the game. Additional player pieces include staff members of the school. A wheel and spinner is provided to determine a number of spaces a player may advance each turn. A plurality of flash cards are provided that provide associated educationally related questions that may be answered through use of a decipher code. Answers are checked and the game administrative rules are administered by a class monitor operating through use of a class monitor workstation. A diploma is awarded to students who have earned a predefined number of points necessary to graduate the school. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045573 | HORSE RACING GAME - A horse racing game includes a game board that has a plurality of concentric lanes having at least one starting point, a finish point and an equal number of movement increments. Markers are identifiable with each player and used to identify the position of the player on the game board in an identified lane. A direction indicating device randomly determines if the player's marker will move in a forward direction, a rearward direction or remain in place. A movement indicating device randomly determines a number of the increments a marker will move. The movement indicating device has a feature for moving the marker in the forward direction only one increment when the marker is located upon the increment directly adjacent the finish point. Each player operates the direction indicating and movement indicating devices in turn to determine a direction and number of increments to be traversed by the player's marker. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045574 | Board game for building words with single-letter and multiple-letter tiles on a plurality of multi-directional pathways - The invention is a word-building board game played on a double-sided board whose grid on both sides comprises horizontal and vertical rows of circles overlaid with smaller circles. Using single-letter and multiple-letter tiles, words are built on a plurality of multi-directional pathways, a number of which are imbedded on one side of the board. Coloured overlays highlight words other than those built orthogonally. Instructional pieces direct players in certain initiatives, including the execution of the ‘Ploy Move’ which allows a word to be built away from the main body of words. Letters on multiple-letter tiles are expressed obliquely in a downward direction. The multi-dimensional pathways and ‘Ploy Pieces’ have the effect of increasing the scope and enhancing the concept of the crossword format that derives from building.words orthogonally. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045576 | Twenty-one game with card redraw bet - An improved method of playing a twenty-one or blackjack type of game, comprising allowing a player to place an additional bet, the additional bet entitling the player to discard one of the cards initially dealt. The additional bet may be a percentage of the main bet played, and may be lost regardless of whether the player elects to discard one of the two initial cards or elects to keep the two cards originally dealt. The method may be played on a traditional table layout, or on a table layout displayed by an electronic gaming device. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045577 | Baseball card game - A baseball card game for play by two players or two player groups is described. It is comprised of two card sets of a predetermined identical number of pitch cards and one card set of offensive action cards and one card set of defensive action cards. The pitch cards have two categories, one based on ball speed and the other on ball trajectory. Both sets of pitch cards have identical pitch selections. The cards in the card set of offensive action cards include an identification on a play action surface thereof of offensive plays of the game of baseball. The card set of defensive cards include an identification of defensive plays on a play action surface thereof that overrule offensive plays. The pitch cards require a conscience play selection strategy of individual pitches by the two players or two player groups during a pitching sequence. The offensive and defensive action cards require a strategic play selection depending on cards held by the two players or two player groups in relation to game situation. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045578 | Multimedia basketball machine composite structure - The present invention provides a multimedia basketball machine composite structure, consisting of a multimedia device and a digital camera device installed in a basketball machine. The multimedia device includes a processing device, a screen and loudspeaker devices. A player is able to interact with the basketball machine according to prompts from the multimedia device, and the digital camera device is able to film and record the segment of interaction between the player and the basketball machine. Moreover, the filmed video can be played back through the multimedia device, thereby creating effectiveness for interaction between the player and the basketball machine. The video of the players filmed by the digital camera device can be arranged to produce a ranking chart. Furthermore, the basketball machines can be connected for multiple player mode, thereby enabling players to cooperate or compete with each other, and thus further increasing recreation effectiveness. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045579 | Method of competitive marksmanship and game therefore - The method of competitive marksmanship includes the steps of providing a first shooter with a first designated target system having a first target composition, the composition including various graphic elements. Respective selectable rule-based values are, in accordance with rules, assigned for respective graphic elements of the first target composition. A second shooter is provided with a second designated target system, the system having a second target composition, visually different from the first composition, and the target composition also including various graphic elements. Each respective graphic element of the second target composition is then assigned a rule-based respective value. As the game progresses, and in accordance with variations of the game, there is calculated a progressive accumulation of values resultant of a successful scoring of hits upon elements of the target composition of each shooter's respective designated target system, until a winner is declared. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045580 | GAME APPARATUS - The game apparatus has a plurality of elongate coloured building blocks. During the course of a game a number of the blocks are built up block by block in a desired orientation on an associated plinth forming an upright structure until this structure collapses. Each building block is of square section and is subdivided into five coloured engagement portions each of which has a different colour. When building up the structure the coloured building blocks may only interengage where their touching engagement portions are of the same colour. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045581 | Fantasy Sports Draft System and Method - A fantasy sports draft system for a fantasy league with plurality of teams, the fantasy sports draft system comprising: a plurality of bidding indicators; a nominator indicator; a large roster form configured such that information contained on the large roster form is legible from at least about five feet away; a bye week form configured such that information contained on the bye week form is legible from at least about five feet away; and a regular roster form. A method of holding a fantasy sports draft comprising: determining a nominating order of teams; displaying a bye week form and a large roster form for all teams to view; displaying a nominator indicator by the current nominator team; nominating a player to auction by current nominator team; displaying a bidding indicator by teams bidding on the player; tipping the bidding indicator on its side by teams not bidding on player; winning of auction of player by a team; filling in large roster form row for auctioned player; determining whether the auction is over; moving nominator indicator to next nominator team, if auction is not over; filling in regular roster form with information from large roster form, if auction is over; and copying filled in regular roster form and distributing copies of the filled in roster form to all teams. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045582 | METHOD OF POSITIONING SEALS IN TURBOMACHINERY UTILIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC BEARINGS - A method of positioning a shaft and associated seal in turbomachinery utilizing electromagnetic bearings. The method includes applying electrical power to the electromagnetic bearings' windings, the shaft center being in a first position and the shaft being in contact with the associated seal. Power adjustment to the electromagnetic bearings moves the shaft. Shaft movements can manipulate the seal, the movements being of decreasing amplitude to a position in which the seal is out of contact with the shaft when the shaft is rotated at its centered position during normal operation. The shaft is in its centered position during normal operation when the shaft axis is substantially coaxial with an axis of the electromagnetic bearings. Movements of decreasing amplitude may include oscillations of decreasing amplitude about one or more axes, or may include a spiral rotation with a decreasing radius to move the shaft center from initial to final positions. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045583 | Ring Sealing Between Sliding Surfaces - An o-ring seal ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045584 | Carbon Dioxide Gas Sealing Enclosed Device - To reduce a shaft insertion load and ensure a sealing function, a carbon dioxide gas sealing device ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045585 | ROCK BIT HAVING A SEAL GLAND WITH A CONICAL SEALING SURFACE - A sealing system is provided for a drill bit including a bit head and a rotating bit cone. The sealing system includes a seal gland and a seal retained within the seal gland. The seal gland is defined by a radial cone surface and is further defined by a head sealing surface and an opposed cone sealing surface. At least one of the head sealing surface and opposed cone sealing surface is not cylindrical (i.e., the surface is conical and not parallel to an axis of rotation for the cone). Additionally, the radial cone surface may be conical (i.e., the surface does not extend perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cone). The seal is radially compressed between the head sealing surface and the opposed cone sealing surface. The use of one or more conical surfaces in the gland is provided to bias the compressed seal into a preferred dynamic sealing zone. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045586 | Method For Producing Rotary and/or Stationary Seal Rings of a Mechanical Face Seal by Means of Laser Hardening - Process for producing sliding and/or mating rings which can be used for a sliding-ring seal, by manufacturing sliding and/or mating rings by casting from a grey cast iron material with a high thermal conductivity, by machining at least in the subsequent sealing zone and finally by laser-hardening the surface of the respective sealing zone. It is preferable to use a grey iron having the composition (%) C: 3.4-3.9, Si: 2.2-3.2, Mn: 0.5-1, Cr: 0.1-0.4, V: max, 0.15, Cu: 0.1-0.7, P: 0.3-0.6, S: max. 0.13, remainder Fe and inevitable impurities. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045587 | Camshaft phaser wiper seal - A wiper seal subassembly for disposal in rotor vanes or stator lobes of a vane-type camshaft phaser comprises a backing spring and a sealing element. The sealing element includes spring retention features that loosely retain the backing spring and that are integrally molded into the sealing element. The spring retention features include undercut retention features, such as an overhanging edge, that prevent the backing spring from vertically detaching from the sealing element. The spring retention features further include sidewall tabs that prevent the backing spring from horizontally detaching from the sealing element. The sealing element is formed from a plastic composite material during an injection molding process using a simple injection mold tooling design. The single-piece wiper seal subassembly is provided at the tip of each rotor vane and/or stator lobe of a vane-type camshaft phaser for varying the timing of combustion valves in an internal combustion engine. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045588 | FAN AND MOTOR THEREOF - A fan includes a plurality of blades and a motor. The motor includes a hub and a shaft having an end connected to the hub, a bushing, a bearing, and an oil-sealing structure. The blades are connected with and surrounding around the hub. The bushing is for supporting the other end of the shaft, and the bearing is disposed in the bushing and used to telescope the shaft. The shaft passes through the oil-sealing structure. The oil-sealing structure oil-sealing structure is telescoped to the shaft to fit tightly and the oil-sealing structure includes a main body and a barricade inwardly extending toward the shaft so that the oil-sealing structure is fixedly connected with the bushing. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045589 | Bushing and Lantern Ring for Rotary Fluid Pumping Equipment - A throat bushing ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045590 | METALLIC GASKET - A metallic gasket including a base plate having a convex metal bead formed, by bending the base plate, between a combustion chamber opening and on the outer periphery portion of the base plate, and a first thickness-increased portion formed thicker than the remaining portions of the base plate to provide a difference in thickness, by which a surface pressure is made to concentrate on the first thickness-increased portion to seal a joint between a cylinder head and a cylinder block when the metallic gasket is disposed between the joint surfaces of the cylinder head and the cylinder block and fastened by clamping bolts. An elastic sealing material is fixed to the convex portion of the metal bead and filled in a concave portion on the reverse side of the base plate to form a rubber bead, and the sealing material is deformed under compression in the through-thickness direction in cooperation with the deformation of the metal bead when the gasket is fastened with clamping bolts. This gasket reduces production cost and preserves a stable sealing performance for extended periods of time. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045591 | Device for Leakproof Connection of Telecommunication Cables and Production Method Thereof - A sealed connection device ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045592 | LATERAL SEALING GASKET AND METHOD - An elongated elastomeric gasket ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045593 | Connection between two tool parts - The invention relates to a connecting point ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045594 | Locking chuck - A chuck includes a generally cylindrical body constructed of aluminum and a plurality of jaws moveably disposed with respect to the body in communication with the body's axial bore. A generally cylindrical sleeve is rotatably mounted about the body in operative communication with the jaws so rotation of the sleeve in a closing direction moves the jaws towards the axis of the axial bore and rotation of the sleeve in an opening direction moves the jaws away from the axis. A bearing has a first race adjacent the body, a second race adjacent the sleeve and at least one bearing element disposed between the first race and the second race. One of the first race and the second race defines a ratchet. The other of the first race and the second race defines a pawl biased toward the ratchet. The ratchet and the pawl are configured so that when the pawl engages the ratchet, the ratchet and pawl prevent the second race from rotating in the opening direction with respect to the first race. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045595 | HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention relates to a height adjustment device for motor vehicles that is arranged between a height-adjustable spring plate ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045596 | FRAME FOR AN IN-LINE ROLLER SKATE HAVING A MOVABLE WHEEL-RECEIVING ELEMENT - Disclosed herein is a frame for an in-line roller skate and as well as a roller skate having such a frame. This roller skate has a shoe and a wheel supporting frame extending therefrom said shoe for supporting aligned wheels. The frame includes a main frame body mounted to the shoe and at least one auxiliary frame body for supporting a wheel and being pivotally mounted to the main frame body. A resilient and deformable member is interposed between the auxiliary frame body and the shoe. The auxiliary frame body is so pivotable as to provide for moving the wheel towards and away the shoe for a distance determined by the extension and compression of the resilient and deformable member. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045597 | Vehicle Having Multiple Operational Modes - A vehicle includes a deck, an aft running gear attached to the deck, a steering assembly, a flexible joint attaching the steering assembly to the deck, such that the steering assembly is pivotable about the flexible joint with respect to the deck between a rider-standing mode and a rider-sitting mode, and a brake assembly attached to the deck. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045598 | Skateboard capable of all-direction running - A skateboard including: a central rod unit; a first footplate installed to an end of the central rod unit to be rotatable on a vertical axis; a plurality of first casters installed to be rotatable, independent from the first footplate; a second footplate installed to another end of the central rod unit to be rotatable on another vertical axis; and a plurality of second casters installed to be rotatable, independent from the second footplate. A user may move forwards and backwards by putting both legs on footplates and walking forward and by alternating the both leg forward and backward. Also, since the first and second casters may independently rotate, rotating 360 degrees in place may be performed. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045599 | RECONFIGURABLE TILT WHEELCHAIR - A modular wheelchair assembly is adapted to be reconfigured between a fixed angle of tilt, a dynamically adjustable tilt-in-space configuration with the tilt axis being near the user's knees and a dynamically adjustable tilt-in-space configuration with the tilt axis being near the user's center of gravity. The reconfiguration is achieved by modifying a limited number of selectively removable components of the support assembly or the pivot assembly of the wheelchair. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045600 | BICYCLE CRANKSET - A bicycle crankset ( | 2009-02-19 |
20090045601 | BICYCLE DERAILLEUR SYSTEM - A bicycle derailleur assembly that is mounted concentrically with an axle of a rear wheel assembly. The derailleur is constructed to be mounted to the bicycle such that the derailleur is pivotable about a common axis with the rear wheel and such that the rear wheel can be removed from the bicycle without interfering with the connection of the derailleur to the bicycle. The derailleur system provides a derailleur that is robust and reduces interference of the derailleur with the performance of bicycle maintenance. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045602 | Device and Method for Trailer Axle Wheel Alignment - A device and method for aligning with a king pin or drawbar swivel eye on a trailer comprising a linear crossbar connectable to a kingpin or drawbar swivel eye to permit measurement along the side of the trailer between one or more axles and the ends of the crossbar for alignment of axles. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045603 | YAW CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE-TRAILER COMBINATION - A yaw control system capable of detecting a predetermined yaw angle of a towed vehicle and then automatically communicating with a braking system of the towed vehicle includes an actuator and a switch. The actuator and switch operate to detect when a towed vehicle, such as a trailer, has exceeded a predetermined yaw angle. In one embodiment, the yaw control system includes a switch arranged to contact a surface of a plate (i.e., actuator) when the towed vehicle exceeds the predetermined yaw angle. In another embodiment, the yaw control system includes a switch mechanism arranged to contact retractable rods (i.e., actuator) coupled to a hitch assembly when the towed vehicle exceeds the predetermined yaw angle. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045604 | Integrated hitch step - The hitch step assembly has a platform securable to a hitch bar and pivotable from a storage position to a stepping position with respect to the hitch bar. The platform is preferably substantially planar and parallel to the length of the hitch bar at the stepping position. The platform is pivotable to the storage position that exposes a ball mount assembly connected to the hitch bar. Walls extending downward from the platform to substantially enclose the ball mount assembly and prevent its exposure as a trip hazard during use of the hitch step. A locking pin is provided that maintains the platform at the storage position or the stepping position. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045605 | SNOW SKI - A sports board comprising a core member and a mounting structure interposed between the core member and an upper layer. The mounting structure defines a region on which the binding can be mounted, wherein the mounting structure comprises a flexible structure with holes that permits the core to flex during use. | 2009-02-19 |
20090045606 | Passenger Restraint Apparatus - A passenger restraint apparatus | 2009-02-19 |
20090045607 | Airbag apparatus - The airbag apparatus is provided with a retainer that includes a hold-down portion for attachment of a periphery of a gas inlet of an airbag to the case, a cover wall surrounding an inflator body, deflectors and catches. The cover wall includes a plurality of outlet ports for releasing inflation gas exited discharge ports of the inflator body radially. The deflectors deflect the inflation gas exited the outlet ports in a range of angle from a direction orthogonal to an axis of the inflator body to a downward direction extending toward the hold-down portion. The catches capture residual particles contained in the inflation gas when the gas deflected by the deflectors hit them. | 2009-02-19 |