10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090060590 | POWDER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A powder conveying device and an image forming apparatus having the same are disclosed. The powder conveying device to convey powder such as toner, includes a conveying plate to carry powder thereon, a vibration generating device to vibrate the conveying plate, and a plurality of conveying protrusions provided on a surface of the conveying plate to convey the powder loaded on the conveying plate. Each of the conveying protrusions has an incline of an upstream side and an incline of a downstream side on a powder conveying path. The incline of the upstream side is smaller than the incline of the downstream side. The powder conveying device can realized with smaller size and/or with lower cost. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060591 | DEVELOPING ROLLER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing roller includes a developing sleeve and a magnet roller disposed within the developing sleeve to attract developer to an outer surface of the developing sleeve by magnetic force. The outer surface of the developing sleeve has a plurality of recesses of circular or elliptic shape in plan view regularly or irregularly arranged therein so as not to overlap. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060592 | CAMMING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COLOR DEVELOPERS - A developer camming apparatus connected to a developer unit, including a slide, a motor, and an encoder, wherein the encoder determines a distance a developer unit is from the photoreceptor, wherein the encoder allows the developer unit to be sufficiently close to effect application of toner to the photoreceptor from the developer unit, but also does not allow the developer unit to contact the photoreceptor during a print job. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060593 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A developing device capable of smoothly dispersing a developer in a development container and an image forming apparatus having the developing device. The developing device includes a development container which contains a developer and has an opening, a development roller which is mounted near the opening of the development container, a conveying member which is movably mounted in the development container to supply the developer to the development roller and moves forward and backward in a direction of the opening, and at least one dispersing member which operates according to the forward/backward movement of the conveying member to disperse the developer in the development container. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060594 | DEVELOPING DEVICE - A developing device includes a toner container, a developer carrier, end-portion sealing parts, and a regulating member. The toner container is disposed to be adjacent to the image carrier, and has an opening. The developer carrier is rotatably supported by the toner container so that a part of the developer carrier is exposed to the outside from the opening, and provides the image carrier with toner. The end-portion sealing parts are disposed in the axial end portions of the opening, and prevent toner leaking from the toner container. The regulating member regulates the amount of toner on the developer carrier while the tip side contacts the surface of the developer carrier, and tip edges of axial end portions of the regulating member contact the surface of the developer carrier while the axial end portions are pressed to the surface of the developer carrier by the end-portion sealing parts. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060595 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention teaches and claims an image forming apparatus comprising an image forming portion using a liquid developer having a carrier liquid and toner; an intermediate transfer section which has an endless belt and a plurality of rotating bodies; a second transfer roller which is disposed so that it faces one of the plurality of rotating bodies and abuts the endless belt; a first bias applying section which is connected to the second-transfer roller and applies a transfer bias to the second-transfer roller when the second-transfer is done and applies a reverse transfer bias having a same electric polarity as the transfer bias to the second-transfer roller when the second-transfer is not performed; and a second bias applying section which is connected to the rotating body facing the second-transfer roller and applies a bias to the rotating body facing the second-transfer roller. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060596 | ROTATION MEMBER UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotation member unit detachable from a casing includes a rotation member for rotating when driven, and plural drive introduction members arranged at both ends of the rotation member in a rotation axial direction of the rotation member, respectively. The drive introduction member engages with a drive transmission member rotated by a motor. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060597 | COPOLYMER, RESIN FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT PARTS, DEVELOPING ROLLER, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A copolymer obtained by copolymerizing at least one monomer selected from specific acrylate or methacrylate monomers, at least one monomer selected from specific amino group-containing monomers and at least one monomer selected from specific polar group-containing monomers. A resin for electrophotographic functional component parts, which contains this copolymer, a developing roller in which a cover layer serving as a surface layer contains the copolymer as a positive charge control resin, and an electrophotographic apparatus that includes the developing roller. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060598 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Disclosed is an image forming method including steps of primary transferring the toner image formed on the photoreceptor to an intermediate transfer material, secondary transferring the toner image on intermediate transfer material, and cleaning remaining toner on the photoreceptor, in which method the toner contains abrasive agent particles adhered to a toner mother particle comprising a resin and a colorant, abrasive agent particles having a particle diameter of 80-300 nm and Mohs' hardness of 5 or more in an amount of parts by weight of 100 parts by weight of toner mother particle, and the intermediate transfer material has a hardness measured by nanoindentation method of 3-10 GPa. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060599 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A MECHANISM FOR DETECTING A MARK ON A BELT - A circumferential length of a belt is measured within a short period of time. A plurality of marks is provided on a belt. Distances between the marks are set to be all different from each other. The distance between the marks is set to allow the mark to be identified by measuring a period of time between the detection of one mark and that of the next mark even if the length of the belt is changed to some degree by the expansion of the belt or the like. Then, a period of time between the identified mark and the next mark is accurately measured. The total circumferential length of the belt is measured based on the results of measurement. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060600 | LUBRICANT APPLICATOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A lubricant applicator, which is included in a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus, includes a fur brush disposed downstream from a cleaning member in a direction of rotation of the image carrier that moves in the direction of rotation of the image carrier, scrape a solid lubricant disposed opposite to the image carrier while rotating, and apply powder scraped from the solid lubricant to the surface of the image carrier; a lubricant fixing member to fix the powder to the surface of the image carrier; and a first guide member disposed between the lubricant fixing member and the fur brush to convey the powder scattered from the fur brush to the surface of the image carrier. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060601 | Cleaning device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus - A cleaning device includes a blade member, a holder, a vibration detection device, a heating device, and a control device. The blade member comes into contact with an image carrying member, and cleans off toner remaining on the image carrying member. The holder holds the blade member. The vibration detection device detects the vibration level of either one of the blade member and the holder. The heating device heats either one of the blade member and the holder. The control device controls the heating device to heat either one of the blade member and the holder when the vibration level detected by the vibration detection device exceeds a predetermined threshold value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060602 | Image forming apparatus including image processing member determined by method of evaluating distribution of adhesion forces of toner thereto - An image processing member that is included in an image forming apparatus employing method of evaluating and determining adhesion forces thereof, includes an optical writing unit configured to optically write an image, and an image processing member configured to process the image formed by the optical writing unit. The image processing member has good cleaning performance, which is determined by a method of determining a distribution of adhesion forces generated between a surface of the image processing member and a particle of a powder used to reproduce the image in the image forming apparatus in which the adhesion forces are measured at multiple points on the surface of the image processing member. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060603 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A waste-toner transferring device that transfers a waste toner to a waste-toner collecting unit have a first auger transfer unit arranged vertically and a second auger transfer unit that supplies the waste toner to the first auger transfer unit, wherein the first and second auger transfer units respectively have casings provided with inlets and outlets for the waste toner and augers rotatable around shafts arranged along a transfer direction in the casings, and auger vanes are not provided in a predetermined range of the auger arranged in a portion of the outlet of the second auger transfer unit, the predetermined range being narrower than the width of the inlet of the first auger transfer unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060604 | Home-position detecting method, sheet processing device, and image forming apparatus - A processing unit performs a predetermined processing on a sheet in a process of carrying the sheet. A home-position detecting unit detects a home position of a moving member of the processing unit by detecting a part of the moving member using a detecting unit. The home-position detecting unit sets in advance a detection range for recognizing the home position, and when a part to detect the home position is detected in a state in which the moving member is stopped, sets a detection position as the home position by assuming that the detection position is in the detection range without moving the moving member once out of a detection range of the detecting unit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060605 | BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A belt device for use in an image forming apparatus includes two side frames supported by two slide rails disposed at the body of the image forming apparatus on the outside of the outer periphery of the belt member, a rear frame constructed between two sub-frames and having a box-shaped structure, a front frame having a smaller projecting surface than the inner periphery of the belt member as viewed from the front, a support frame that cantilever-supports the front frame with respect to the rear frame, and triangular reinforcing frames constructed across the side frames and the rear frame. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060606 | Controlled fold document delivery - There is provided a method to image a dual-sided thermal media including a plurality of contiguous, alternating first and second thermally imageable panels distinguished by one or more associated sense marks, each of the imageable panels including a first and second imageable sides. The method includes determining a starting panel of the alternating first and second thermally imageable panels of the thermal media on which to start imaging one or more received pages of data, determining a starting side of the first and second imageable sides of the starting panel according to number of the one or more received pages of data, advancing the thermal media to the starting panel using at least one of the of the one or more associated sense marks, and imaging the thermal media with the one or more received pages of data starting at the determined starting side of the advanced to determined panel. There are also provided a dual-sided direct thermal printer to image the dual-sided thermal media and the dual-sided thermal media for dual-sided imaging. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060607 | Image forming device - A main body control part of an image forming device switches select signals to a unicast mode by a communication mode switching part at least when stopping a recording paper that is being transported on a paper feeding path or when transporting a recording paper stopped on the paper feeding path, and switches the select signals to the broadcast mode after transmitting control data. Each of the paper feeding control parts executes a paper feeding control based on the control data received with the unicast mode, upon detecting the broadcast mode. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060608 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes an image transfer unit, a straight conveying path including a lateral registration correcting unit, a feeding unit, a feeding path, and a reversing unit. The feeding path links to a junction in the straight conveying path, and conveys a recording medium from a feeding unit to the junction. The feeding path is arranged on an inner side of the image forming apparatus than an end of an upstream side of the straight conveying path in the conveying direction is. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060609 | Medium feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus that employs the image feeding apparatus - A medium feeding apparatus feeds medium. A medium transporting mechanism transports a medium. A skew removing mechanism includes a first roller and a second roller in pressure contact with the first roller. An adjusting mechanism adjusts a degree of rotational axes of the first and second rollers being right angle at a direction in which the medium should be transported by the medium transporting mechanism. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060610 | Printing method, printing apparatus, and print producing method - A printing method uses a printing apparatus that includes a transport mechanism that transports a continuous medium, which has a predetermined width in a predetermined direction, in a transport direction that intersects with the predetermined direction and a head that prints out an image on the medium. The printing method includes printing, on the continuous medium, a plurality of first images aligned in the transport direction and a plurality of second images aligned in the transport direction so that the plurality of first images and the plurality of second images are aligned in the predetermined direction. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060611 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A contact member makes contact with a surface of an image carrier belt to form a transfer nip. A guiding member guides a recording medium fed by a feeding unit to a guide target point on an upstream side of an entering point of the transfer nip on the surface of the image carrier belt in a moving direction of the image carrier belt. The guiding member is arranged at a position satisfying 100 [μm]>|L−Vt×L/Vp|, where L is distance from the entering point to the guide target point on the image carrier belt, Vp is moving speed of the recording medium, and Vt is surface moving speed of the image carrier belt | 2009-03-05 |
20090060612 | Image forming apparatus - The height of an image reading unit or an operating panel in an image forming apparatus is adjusted to facilitate their operation depending on the physical characteristics of a user, such as his height or use of a wheel chair. A second operating panel and a second automatic document feeder (ADF) are disposed on the side of the image forming apparatus, so that a user on a wheel chair can access them easily. The second ADF houses plural sheet trays that are configured to open or close together. When the sheet trays are closed, a first operating panel disposed at the top of the apparatus is activated while the second operating panel on the side is deactivated. When the sheet trays are open, the second operating panel is activated while the first operating panel is deactivated. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060613 | Image transfer apparatus, image fixing apparatus, and registration apparatus - A load torque variation upon entry or exit of a sheet into a nipping portion is reduced while a nipping force necessary for image formation is provided. An image transfer apparatus, an image fixing apparatus, or a registration apparatus comprises an opposite roller, a transfer roller, and a compression spring for pressing the opposite roller onto the transfer roller. A sheet of transfer material is transported into a nipping portion between the opposite roller and the transfer roller, where an image on the opposite roller is transferred to the transfer material. The apparatus includes a retaining unit configured to retain a certain distance between the first rotating body and the second rotating body as long as the thickness of the transfer material that passes through the nipping portion remains the same. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060614 | Sheet discharge control system and image forming apparatus including same - A sheet discharge control system used in an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit to form a toner image on a transfer sheet includes a fixer configured to fix the toner image on the transfer sheet by passing the transfer sheet therethrough, a discharge roller located downstream of the fixer in a sheet transport direction, configured to discharge the transfer sheet onto a discharge unit, a transport unit configured to transport the transfer sheet along a transport path between the image forming unit and the discharge unit, a control unit configured to change a sheet transport speed according to one of a number in order of transport or a current position of the transfer sheet. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060615 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A control method for controlling an image forming apparatus includes fixing recording material on a sheet; conveying, by a conveying unit, the sheet on which the recording material is fixed; and controlling the conveying unit such that the conveying unit reciprocates the sheet on a conveying path along which the sheet is conveyed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060616 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A reverse conveying apparatus which again conveys a sheet formed an image by an image forming portion to the image forming portion includes a plurality of roller grippers which supports a sheet formed an image, and a belt which moves the roller grippers to a receiving position where a sheet is received and a carry-out position where a supported sheet is conveyed out. When a sheet is conveyed out in the carry-out position, the sheet is conveyed out such that a rear end thereof when it is received at the receiving position is a leading end. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060617 | Image forming system, image forming device, and post-processing device - Disclosed is an image forming system comprising: an image forming device; a post-processing device comprising a sheet ejection tray; and an operating section to select either a producing mode for prioritizing a productivity of an image forming or a loading mode for prioritizing a loading accuracy of printing sheets, wherein the producing mode and the loading mode are operation modes for a series of operation from the image forming performed by the image forming device until a loading of the printing sheets for which the image forming is performed, on the sheet ejection tray by the post-processing device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060618 | Image forming apparatus and image processing apparatus - An image forming apparatus forms an image during conveyance of a medium. The image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit for conveying a medium, and a reverse voltage applying unit for applying to the medium a voltage with polarity opposite to a voltage applied to the medium when the conveying unit conveys the medium. An image processing apparatus includes a conveying unit for conveying an original document; a reading unit for reading an image on the original document during conveyance of the document; and a reverse voltage applying unit for applying to the medium a voltage with polarity opposite to a voltage applied to the medium when the conveying unit conveys the medium. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060619 | AUGMENTED COMPUTER KEYBOARD - A computer keyboard with palm support surfaces, and controls providing mouse functions, added to each side of the keyboard. The palm support surfaces are downward sloping, and/or downward curved convex surfaces, on either side of the keyboard, descending from peaks near each top rear corner of the keyboard, laterally away from the keyboard, and towards the front of the keyboard. Outside edges of the palm support surfaces may narrow and curve inward toward the front of the keyboard to allow a more natural hand position. The controls include selection buttons, normally located on a mouse, to the left of the keyboard, and a positioning device normally located on a mouse, to the right of the keyboard, and are generally embedded to the rear of each palm support surface. The controls and palm support surfaces allow a more natural hand placement and avoid pressure on the carpal tunnel area. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060620 | POINT OF SALE PRINTER INCLUDING AN AUTOMATED COVER OPENING APPARATUS - A point of sale printer includes a housing, a cover, a first biasing member communicating with the housing and the cover, a thermal print head including a cover detent feature, the cover detent feature secures the cover to the housing, a platen and a platen drive roller which co-rotate with each other attached to the cover, a drive motor including a drive roller attached to the housing, a link member rotatably attached to the drive motor, the link member configured to rotate about a rotational axis of the drive motor and an idler roller rotatably connected to a second end of the link member, the idler roller configured to contact the platen drive roller and the drive roller, wherein a rotational direction of the drive motor corresponds to a rotational direction of the link member and also corresponds to an elevation of the idler roller which releases the cover. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060621 | Ergonomic Pen with Convex Device for Index Finger Exerting Force Thereon - An ergonomic pen having a convex device for index finger exerting force thereon is disclosed. The ergonomic pen includes a first indentation proximate a tip thereof; a second indentation besides the first indentation; and an elongate member between the first and second indentations, the elongate member having a convex top surface, wherein the first indentation is adapted to be urged by the muscle opposing the finger nail of the thumb, the second indentation is adapted to be urged by the muscle opposing the finger nail of the index finger, and the elongate member is adapted to be urged by the muscle opposing the finger nail of the middle finger respectively with the wrist being disposed in a relatively relaxed position in writing. The invention can effect an easy, labor saving writing. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060622 | Microfluidic Surface Treatment Device - The present invention relates to a microfluidic surface treatment device which delivers a precise quantity of at least one functional flowable compound. The device is provided with a reservoir, a microfluidic device comprising microchannels, and a pump able to pump the functional flowable compound through the microchannels. The pump is controlled by a microprocessor. The device can be a toothbrush, an electric toothbrush, a razor, an electric razor or a household cleaning device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060623 | DENTIFRICE CONTAINER WITH ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT HOLDER - A portable oral care system comprises an oral care implement and a dentifrice container. The portable oral care system has an oral care implement with a handle and a head with a tooth cleaning element. The oral care implement is collapsible to be configurable between a use and a transport state. Further, the oral care system has a dentifrice container with a cavity for holding dentifrice and a dispensing outlet. Further, when the oral care implement is in the transport state, it is engagable with the dentifrice container for securing the oral care implement to the dentifrice container. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060624 | Pen-Like Dispenser - A dispenser includes: a body, at least a portion of the body being substantially cylindrical; a tank constructed and configured to contain a flowable material; a tip, the tip comprising an opening through which the flowable material is dispensed; an ejection mechanism constructed and configured to urge the flowable material from the tank through the opening in the tip; and an advancing mechanism constructed and configured to move the ejection mechanism within the tank. The dispenser further includes one or more features directed at improving the ergonomics, dispensing functionality and/or operation thereof, especially (but not exclusively) for such dispensers to be utilized in connection with dispensing dental materials. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060625 | Pressurized pen - Provided is a pressurized pen, which is enabled to enhance the sealing property of a compression chamber at a pressurizing time in the knocking operation of a knock mechanism and to improve the durability. A pressuring pump mechanism includes: a pressure member having a front end opening portion communicating with the inside of a medium containing tube and a compression chamber made extensible and contractible in axial direction; and a push member for coming in axial direction into and out of abutment against a rear end opening portion of the pressure member and for pushing the compression chamber of the pressure member in a gas-tight condition in a compressing direction. The push member is associated with the pushing action of a knock mechanism such that it is enabled to irrotationally move toward the rear end opening portion of the pressure member. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060626 | Writing instrument adapted to dispense note paper - A note paper dispensing writing instrument having inner and outer tubular shells telescopically assembled with a partially coiled pad of paper inserted within the inner shell. Axial aligned slots in the shells receive free edges of the paper projecting therethrough in fanned relationship. The opposite edges of the paper being lightly glued together. An elongated member in the center of the coil is flexed to engage a sheet of paper being withdrawn and aids in detaching the paper at its glued edge. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060627 | Power trowel and method for applying finish compounds - A tool for applying finish compound to a structural member is disclosed. The tool includes a conduit, a handle and a finish-compound receiving member. The conduit may include a single discharge hose or may include a plurality of discharge hoses. The handle may include a first support and a second support acting as a grip for a user to grasp the tool. The handle may further include at least one hole formed in the handle to receive the conduit. The finish-compound receiving member may include a finish-compound receiving surface having at least one opening formed therein. The conduit leads from a pump that is in communication with a reservoir of finish compound to the at least one hole in the handle. The handle also includes a hollow interior, such that finish compound is pumped through the conduit into the hollow interior. The hollow interior communicates with the at least one opening formed in the finish-compound receiving surface for dispensing finish compound to the finish-compound receiving surface for application. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060628 | Flow-Through Type Washing Device - A flow-through type washing device includes a connecting tube assembly, a brush assembly and a handle assembly connected to the connecting tube assembly. The handle assembly includes a tubular handle that defines a fluid passage and that has a disc fitting tubular end, a partition disc non-rotatably fitted to the disc fitting tubular end and having a port such that a valve is operated to engage and disengage from the port, and a tubular tightening member with an inner threaded surface. The inner threaded surface is threadedably engaged with an outer threaded surface of the handle to bring an annular shoulder of the tightening member to abut against the partition disc so as to counteract a pressing force applied to the partition disc when the valve is moved to engage the port. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060629 | Portable and hangable document file folder - A portable and hangable document file folder, which is an improvement to a typical stationery folder that is placed and kept stationary. The folder has hidden handles and a hidden hang rod that may be hung, an integrally formed elastic holding plate for clamping sheets to be written, and a movable cover piece disposed on a side surface of the folder to cover a removable sheet. Thus, the folder may be placed or hung, may be carried out and provide a platen for the momentary writing and recording so that a multi-function document file folder is provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060630 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH POLYMERIC HOUSING - A ring binder mechanism has a resilient polymeric housing. The housing has a central portion and lateral sides extending downwardly along either side of the central portion. A metal ring support is supported between the lateral sides for movement relative to the housing. Each of a plurality of rings includes a first ring member mounted on the ring support for movement therewith to open and close the rings. The housing applies a spring force biasing the ring support toward the open position when the first ring member is proximate its open position and biasing the ring support to the closed position when the first ring member is proximate its closed position. The housing spring force is the only spring force applied to the ring support that moves the ring support. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060631 | RING BINDER MECHANISM WITH POLYMERIC HOUSING AND TRAVEL BAR - A ring binder mechanism has an elongate housing constructed of a polymeric material. The housing has a central portion and lateral sides extending downwardly along either side thereof. A ring support is disposed between the lateral sides and is supported thereby for movement relative to the housing. Each of a plurality of rings includes first and second ring members. The first ring member is mounted on the ring support for movement between a closed position and an open position. The mechanism includes a control structure movable relative to the housing. The control structure is adapted to releasably lock the first member in the closed position by blocking movement of the ring support. The control structure comprises a travel bar moveable in translation relative to the housing. The travel bar includes a locking element for engagement with the ring support to block movement of the ring support. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060632 | LOOSE LEAF ENVELOPE - A holder for loose leaf documents suitable for binding within a document is disclosed, having a pocket portion that is secured to a backer sheet along the bottom and outside edges thereof only and terminating such that the apertures provided to secure the holder to the binding mechanism appear only on a binding strip along the inside edge of the backer sheet, leaving the pocket free to flap open and shut along its inside extent for easy insertion and removal of loose leaf materials, even when the holder is bound within a document. Preferably, the holder is manufactured out of a single sheet of paper stock, suitably die cut for economic and easy manufacture, while remaining environmentally friendly. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060633 | JOINT ARRANGEMENT AND/OR BEARING ARRANGEMENT - In a joint arrangement and/or bearing arrangement ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060634 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR FASTENING COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A fastening system including a stud with a shank and an annular flange whose diameter is greater than the diameter of the shank. The system further including a nut with a bore and an internal thread formed in the bore, the internal thread having a helical thread ridge formed in the bore and a thread groove running next to the thread ridge. The annular flange of the stud can be screwed into the internal thread. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060635 | SELF RESTRAINED DUCTILE IRON FITTING - A combination sealing and restraint system for an as-cast ductile iron fitting is shown for both sealing and preventing separation of an iron pipe fitting and a mating male pipe. A ring-shaped body is installed within a mating groove provided in a mouth region of the as-cast fitting after the fitting has been cast at the manufacturing plant. The ring-shaped body carries a gripping member with teeth on an inner surface thereof which are initially angled away from an outer surface of a mating male pipe. The teeth are forced into engagement with the exterior surface of the mating male pipe as the pipe joint at the fitting is assembled. The teeth are oriented to allow movement of the male pipe in a first direction relative to an end opening of the fitting during assembly, but to resist movement in a opposite direction after the fitting joint has been assembled. The ring-shaped body also includes a relatively flexible portion formed of an elastomer which forms a sealing member with the mating male pipe. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060636 | POSITIONING ARRANGEMENT FOR COMPONENTS OF A PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD - The positioning arrangement comprises at least one pair of complimentary rounded recesses, each recess being provided on the mating face of the corresponding component. One ball is positioned between each pair of complementary recesses. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060637 | ASSEMBLY ERROR PREVENTION MEMBER AND UNIVERSAL JOINT HAVING SAME MEMBER - An assembly error prevention member includes a first plate portion that is attached to a first tab and a third plate portion that is inserted into a slit. The third plate portion has a blocking portion that inhibits a bolt from being tightened into a bolt hole and a driven portion that moves the blocking portion. The second plate portion has a first end portion connected to the first plate portion and a second end portion connected to the third plate portion. The second end portion is wider than the first end portion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060638 | MECHANICAL DOUBLE JOINT SYSTEM - An exemplary mechanical joint system ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060639 | ROTATABLE JOINT AND CONNECTING DEVICE USED FOR THE SAME - An exemplary rotatable joint ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060640 | LIGHTWEIGHT HEAVY DUTY BUSHING WITH EASY ASSEMBLY - A lightweight heavy duty bushing assembly for use in a vehicle suspension system and being low cost and having a high assembly tolerance is disclosed. A metal bar pin is press fit into a bushing formed from a metal sleeve bonded to an elastomeric housing. The metal sleeve is deformable such that exact tolerances of the metal sleeve and the bar pin are not required. The metal bar pin has extended ends with a hole in each end for attachment of the metal bar pin to vehicle suspension components, mounting brackets, or to the vehicle frame. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060641 | ROTATABLE JOINT HAVING A RESILIENT MODULE - An exemplary rotatable joint ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060642 | JOINT CONNECTION - In a joint connection | 2009-03-05 |
20090060643 | WEDGE MECHANISM - A mechanical wedge mechanism comprising base member, output member, and movable wedge member in which frictional connections between mutually movable mechanical members are replaced with shear deformations in elastomeric shims connecting respective surfaces of the members, thus effectively reducing frictional losses in the mechanism. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060644 | Fastener and Assembly Utilizing the Same - A fastener is disclosed. The fastener includes a housing, a cage, one or more retaining members, and a plunger. The housing defines a housing cavity. The housing cavity includes a recess. The cage is disposed at least partially in the housing cavity. The cage includes a cage cavity and one or more passages in the cage aligned with the recess. The one or more retaining members are retained within the one or more passages. The plunger is movable in the ball cage cavity between a first position to cause the one or more balls to be displaced outwardly relative the one or more passages to seat the one or more retaining members in the recess thereby mechanically locking the housing to the ball cage, and a second position thereby allowing the one or more retaining members to be displaced radially inwardly relative the one or more passages to cause the one or more retaining members to be unseated from the recess. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060645 | FIXING STRUCTURE OF TRACK RAIL IN GUIDING APPARATUS - Provided is a fixing structure of a track rail, which is capable of fixing the track rail to a base portion without using a fixing bolt, in a case of fixing a guiding apparatus composed of the track rail and a slider to the base portion, and particularly suitable for an extremely small-sized guiding apparatus in which it is difficult to process a tap hole. A structure for fixing a track rail ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060646 | Manual Breech Lock Wireline Connector - The present invention relates to a manual locking assembly for a quick connect coupling ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060647 | TRAFFIC MERGING SYSTEM - A system for merging traffic including a through lane for conveying traffic in a traffic flow direction, a merge lane for introducing additional traffic into the through lane, the merge lane including a parallel portion that is generally parallel to the through lane, and the merge lane including a merge portion, at least a downstream portion of the merge portion converging into the through lane, and a lane change inhibitor disposed between the through lane and the parallel portion of the merge lane prohibiting traffic from crossing laterally between the through lane and the parallel portion of the merge lane. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060648 | TRAFFIC INTERSECTION - A traffic intersection is disclosed. One version of the intersection includes a protected turn-around lane that allows traffic to turn around and proceed in the opposite direction. The protected turn-around lane provides for a protected turn without having a traffic indicator phase dedicated to protecting such a turn. Another version of the intersection includes an overpass and a protected path through the overpass allowing traffic to turn around and travel in substantially the opposite direction. Another version of the intersection includes an overpass and a protected turn-around lane. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060649 | Flood-actuated roadblock barrier gate - Two barrier gates pivot over a flooded road one for each side of the road where the stream or river would flood the road. Floodwater contact plates or paddles on the barrier gate bottoms move the barrier gate from the force of the floodwater to block traffic from crossing the flooded road from both directions. A heavy spring on each barrier gate normally keeps the barrier gate off the road and allows the barrier gate to pivot from obstructing the traffic back to its original non-blocking position once flood water recedes. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060650 | WATER-BALLASTED PROTECTION BARRIER - A water-ballasted barrier system incorporates a concave reflective design, wherein outer walls of the barrier segment are configured in a concave manner. The concave section is designed to prevent the tire of a vehicle, impacting the barrier, from climbing up the side of the barrier segment, by pocketing the tire in the curved center portion of the barrier wall. Adjacent barrier segments are attached together using an interlocking knuckle design, having a lug pin connection system. In some embodiments, wire rope cable is internally molded into each barrier segment to strengthen the barrier system. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060651 | PORTABLE ROAD BARRIER UNIT - The present invention relates an apparatus for deflating at least one tyre of a vehicle including, an extendible tyre deflating means attached to a housing, a plurality of biasing members adapted to urge the tyre deflating means into an extended position, and a retraction means for withdrawing the tyre deflating means into a retracted position within said housing, wherein in said retracted position the tyre deflating means is held in place against the influence of said biasing members. The tyre deflating means can be remotely extended and retracted, which ensures that the user can be positioned in a location where they are not in physical danger. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060652 | Concrete element with high-visibility refracting and reflecting surface - The invention is a new concrete element (Z) for road marking and outdoor paving having a solid three-dimensional form, with bottom surface (F) resting on surface (S) at least one housing or basin (V) is obtained for containing a layer of refracting mixture (M) comprising in turn a plurality of spheres or microspheres (R) mixed with a hardening support resin or glue (C). | 2009-03-05 |
20090060653 | Edge-Adapted Detectable Warning Tiles With Bottom-Side Extensions - Apparatus and processes that include a detectable warning tile having a top side with a plurality of protuberances forming a pattern or array and a second tile member disposed perpendicular to an edge of the detectable warning tile. The bottom side of both the detectable warning tile and the second tile member have at least one anchoring member embedded within a concavity in the bottom side, making the tile and tile member especially durable on platform edges. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060654 | LID STABILIZING APPARATUS - The lid stabilizing apparatus is principally directed to a structure which will resist a force on a lid which will tend to dislodge the lid from the structure which it covers. Of particular interest is the lid covering municipal water valve structures where such lids are repeatedly struck by vehicular traffic and are dislodged and thrown into the street. The downwardly extending rod with stabilizing and, where desired, n-stabilizing disks, will be in friction or near friction contact with the pipe which is upwardly directed from a valve accessed from the street surface. This friction or near friction contact will resist the dislodging of the valve lid. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060655 | System and Method for Concrete Slab Connection - Systems and methods of transferring loads between adjacent cast-in-place slabs, such as concrete slabs, and for accurately positioning dowels between adjacent sections of slabs are provided. A generally planar plate-type dowel is used which may be positioned within a cutaway in a preexisting slab of concrete. The dowel is shaped to generally conform to the shape of the cutaway, which is made by a saw blade. Once the dowel is positioned within the preexisting slab, a new slab is poured adjacent the preexisting slab. Rubber seals are included on the edges of the dowels to provide spacing or a gap between the dowel and the preexisting slab to allow for lateral independent movement of the adjacent slabs, and to prevent concrete from the newly poured second slab from entering into the gap. A saw unit for making a generally planar cut horizontally into an edge of a hardened concrete slab is also provided. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060656 | PAVER EDGING DEVICE AND METHOD - A paver edging device has a linear metal strip with at least one bend along the length of the strip forming a first and second side and voids within the metal strip on a first side of the bend, without passing to the edge, and extending through the curvature of the apex of the bend. A method sets the paver edging device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060657 | Concrete dowel placement device and methods of use - Provided herein are a concrete dowel placement device and methods of use. The device | 2009-03-05 |
20090060658 | FRAME RAISING MULTI-USE PAVING TRACTOR WITH BLIND MATEABLE QUICK CONNECTING TOOL ATTACHMENTS - A multi-use asphalt paving tractor with frame raise capability and a blind-mateable connector to facilitate quick connection with interchangeable attachments for performing the functions of a paver, a mix transfer conveyor and road widener. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060659 | Irrigation system - An agricultural crop freeze control method and apparatus that can be effectively used to prevent growing crops such as avocado and citrus crops from freeze damage. The apparatus includes an irrigation system within which one or more commercially available tankless water heaters are installed to controllably heat the water that is delivered to the crop. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060660 | Process for Pneumatic Conveying of Water-Absorbing Polymer Particles - A process for pneumatic delivery of water-absorbing polymer particles, the initial gas rate in the delivery being from 1 to 6 m/s and the delivery material loading being from 1 to 100 kg/kg. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060661 | Method for the Pneumatic Conveying of Water-Absorbent Polymer Particles - A process for pneumatic delivery of water-absorbing polymer particles using curved pipelines, the ratio of radius of curvature to tube diameter being at least 5. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060662 | MONOBLOC SURFACE MILLING CUTTER - The monoblock surface milling cutter has a milling cutter body ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060663 | SLOTTING MILLING CUTTER FOR MACHINING WITH A HIGH FEED AND A LOW PASS DEPTH - Slotting milling cutter, comprising a carbide body ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060664 | Tool Holder With Resharpenable Cutting Tool Inserts - A tool holder for a resharpenable cutting tool insert has a body portion which includes a recess. A wedge member is positioned in the recess. A locking screw locks the wedge member such that the top surface of the wedge member is in engagement with the bottom surface of the insert and the locking screw is threadably connected to the body portion and to the wedge member so that the cutting tool insert may be removed for sharpening and re-inserted at the same location relative to the tool holder. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060665 | Cutting insert for chip removing machining of workpieces - A cutting insert for chip removing machining of workpieces, including at least one chip-removal surface that carries away chips, at least one side surface that is a clearance surface, and at least one cutting edge formed between the at least one chip-removal surface and the at least one side surface. The cutting edge includes a main-edge segment that carries out a major part of a chip-removing operation, and a wiping-edge segment that, in the chip-removing operation, wipes off and levels a machined surface of the workpiece. The wiping-edge segment forms a depression. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060666 | RAPID INSPECTION OF LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEMS PRIOR TO INSTALLING FASTENER - Methods and systems are disclosed for drilling counter sink fastener holes in composite materials with conductive foil lightning strike protection systems. Initially a non-destructive depth detector is scanned over a prospective fastener hole location. Then the depth of a conductive foil below a surface is detected. When the detected depth is less than a predetermined depth, a signal that indicates that a countersink fastener hole may be drilled is output. When the detected depth is greater than a predetermined depth, a signal that indicates that a countersink fastener hole may not be drilled is output. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060667 | Cutting Or Etching Device With Tool Provided With Impellor For Suction Of Dust - An operational group for etching and/or cutting articles, in particular panels, has a tool ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060668 | Drill guide jig - A drill guide jig for guiding a drill orthogonally to a curved surface of a workpiece is disclosed. The jig is provided with a guide member having a guide hole for passing a drill and a holding member for holding the guide member. The holding member has a contact part for making contact with a curved surface of the workpiece on the lower side. The contact part has two contact points for making contact with the curved surface. The two contact points are symmetrical in relation to a center axis orthogonal to a midpoint of a line segment that connects the contact points. The drill is perpendicular in relation to the curved surface of the workpiece because the guide hole is disposed along the center axis. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060669 | Coated drill and a method of making the same - The present invention relates to a twist drill comprising a cemented carbide or high speed steel substrate and a multilayered aperiodic (Ti,Al)N-coating having a binary A/B/A/B/A/B structure, where the composition of layer A is Al | 2009-03-05 |
20090060670 | Drill - A drill is capable of forcibly aspirating and discharging chips to prevent environmental contamination as well as to simplify cleaning the chips. The drill has an intake hole and an opening formed therein so that the aspiration takes place through the intake hole and the chips generated in the cutting process can forcibly be aspirated up from the opening. Because the chips can be discharged without the use of the cutting fluid, the drill is useful for preventing environmental contamination. Moreover, as the chips are forcibly aspirated up from the opening and discharged through the intake hole, the chips are not scattered around a workpiece to be done and cleaning the chips can become simple and easy. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060671 | METHOD FOR SOFT MACHINING OF BEVEL GEARS | 2009-03-05 |
20090060672 | Multiple Operation Gear Manufacturing Apparatus With Common Work Axis - A gear production apparatus for producing a gear from a blank includes a blank retainer rotatably supporting and selectively driving the blank about a work axis. An axially moveable first stock supports a first tool for rotation about a first axis extending substantially perpendicular to the work axis. An axially moveable second stock supports a second tool for rotation about the second axis. The second tool is moveable in two additional degrees of freedom such that the second axis is rotatable about a third axis and the second tool is axially translatable along the second axis. The second tool is moveable with the second stock along a line extending substantially perpendicular to and intersecting the work axis. The first stock is moveable to engage the first tool with the blank to form rough teeth. The second stock is moveable to engage the second tool with the blank. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060673 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MACHINING - An apparatus and method for machining is provided. A mounting assembly for use with a spindle, a CNC machine, an auto changer device and an air supply line, can include a mounting collar and a mounting block. The mounting collar can have a collar body and a collar arm, where the collar body defines a collar opening and one or more grooves circumscribing the collar opening, where the one or more grooves each have a sealing element positioned therein, and wherein the collar arm has a collar inlet, a collar outlet and a collar channel to provide fluid communication between the collar inlet and the collar outlet. The mounting block can be connected to the CNC machine and can have a block inlet connected to the air supply line, a block outlet, and a block channel to provide fluid communication between the block inlet and the block outlet. The spindle can be selectively positioned through the collar opening and connected to the mounting collar. The collar outlet can be selectively placed in fluid communication with the spindle and sealed by the sealing element. The collar inlet can be selectively placed in fluid communication with the block outlet by the auto changer device. The spindle can be selectively rotated in the collar opening. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060674 | Washer-lock washer and methods for making and using the same - A washer-lock washer is disclosed that can be used with a fastener. In one form the washer-lock washer is integrally connected. In another form the washer-lock washer is joined together from two separate pieces. The washer-lock washer may be provided with additional locking features, which would include nubs, indentations, protrusions or cones. This latter concept of the present invention can also be incorporated into a separate lock washer. In another form, the lock washer portion is a separate piece with additional locking features. In another form the washer-lock washer is combined with a fastener. In another form, the washer portion of the washer-lock washer can be welded in place to the mating part or secured by some other means. The washer-lock washer and washer lock-washer fastener combination expedites assembly of products using the same, and can be used to hold together parts in conjunction with either a threads in one of the parts or a separate nut. Various forms for the locking portion are also disclosed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060675 | A REINFORCING SLEEVE FOR A TUBULAR BEAM - A tubular beam assembly having a tubular member with first and second spaced apart sides and an internal portion. The first side has an insertion opening and a first fastener receiving opening that open into each other. The second side has a second fastener receiving opening and a shoulder defining opening that open into each other. A reinforcement sleeve includes a fastener receiving sleeve portion and a protrusion that supports the reinforcement sleeve in a fastener receiving position within the internal portion of the tubular member. The protrusion is supported by one or both of the insertion opening and the shoulder defining opening. The fastener receiving sleeve portion is aligned with the first and second fastener receiving openings when the reinforcement sleeve is in the fastener receiving position. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060676 | BOLT - In a bolt of the present invention, a guide portion ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060677 | Wheel lug nut management device - A multifunction wheel nut cap is used on motor vehicle to indicate loosening and rotation of a lug nut. On large trucks on which the lug nuts have to be frequently torqued to prevent the lug nut from loosening and turning until it drops from the wheel bolt, the indication of rotation and limiting of the rotation prevents the lug nut loss and requires tightening only when there is an indication that the lug has become loose. The Wheel cap nut device gives a visual warning when a nut has become loose. It also prevents water and contaminants from penetrating the lug nut and bolt threads. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060678 | Fastening element - A fastening element has a core zone ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060679 | Fastening apparatus of a heat radiator - A fastening apparatus of a heat radiator, disposed on an upper folding edge and a lower folding edge of each radiator body, comprises more than one opening on each of the folding edges, more than one arrow-headed fastener with a notch in the center thereof, and more than one inwardly slanted projection on each upper and lower folding edges respectively. The arrow-headed fasteners on the upper and lower folding edges of each previous radiator body sequentially hook to the corresponding openings on the upper and lower folding edges of each next radiator body, so that a plurality of heat radiators are joined integrally, the inwardly slanted projections are disposed on the upper and lower folding edges of each previous radiator body to hold the rear part of each next radiator body, and the fastening apparatuses are joined more stably at a constant distance, and thus are prevented from being loosened. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060680 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY - An exemplary locking assembly includes a locking member and a sleeve. The locking member includes a locking portion and a neck portion connecting the locking portion. An outer diameter of the locking portion is larger than that of the neck portion. The sleeve defines a through hole therein for holding and guiding the locking member. The through hole includes a first part. The sleeve further includes a restricting portion extending out from an inner surface of the through hole adjoining the first part of the through hole. After locking portion of the locking member passes through the restricting portion of the sleeve, the restricting portion blocks the locking portion from sliding out of the sleeve. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060681 | ANCHOR CLIP - A clip including a flange, a shank extending longitudinally from the flange and at least one leg extending from an end of the shank towards the flange. The at least one leg comprises a root portion where the leg meets the shank, an adjacent portion adjacent to the root, a bridge portion connecting the root and the adjacent portion and an extending portion extending from the adjacent portion towards the flange and the extending portion has a linear outer shape. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060682 | SCREW ASSEMBLY WITH VIBRATION-ABSORBING MEMBER - A screw assembly includes a screw ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090060683 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ADHESIVE-BOUND BOOK BLOCKS FROM GATHERED SIGNATURES - A method for producing adhesive-bound book blocks from gathered signatures for which the individual signatures forming a non-bound book block are supplied while positioned on the spine on a transfer section to an opened conveying clamp on a perfect binder and are subsequently held while clamped in by the closed conveying clamp along the flat outer surfaces. The gathered signatures of a book block are released in an additional conveying section from the conveying clamp in order to be aligned while guided. Prior to leaving the conveying section for aligning the signatures, the signatures are clamped in once more by the conveying clamps along the flat outer surfaces, so that they can be conveyed to further processing locations. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060684 | Robot - A robot according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a robot body; a first shoulder joint attached to the robot body, and rotatable with respect to the robot body; a support unit whose proximal end is attached to the first shoulder joint, and which is rotatable with respect to the robot body together with the first shoulder joint; a second shoulder joint attached to a distal end of the support unit, and rotatable with respect to the support unit; and an arm unit whose proximal end is attached to the second shoulder joint, and which is rotatable with respect to the support unit together with the second shoulder joint. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060685 | All-Terrain Log Forwarder - A log forwarder comprising a chassis having two sides, a separate series of rollers mounted substantially along the length of each side of the chassis, each series of rollers having an endless track made substantially of elastomeric material that extends around the rollers so as to contact the ground, with the series of rollers extending the ground contact area and weight distribution substantially along the length of the log forwarder, a flat bed for receiving logs; a covered cab; a boom adjacent said covered cab adaptable for moving logs to and from the flat bed, the covered cab including within it a first set of controls for maneuvering the log forwarder and a second set of controls for manipulating the boom, and the log forwarder having a height and a width which are less than height and width dimensions that require a road travel permit. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060686 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A chilled arm that transports a substrate to and from a heating plate for performing a heating process on the substrate is formed with a flow passage pipe therein, and cools the entire holding area thereof opposed to the substrate held by the chilled arm to a predetermined reference temperature by supplying circulating cooling water through the flow passage pipe. Six polyimide heaters are affixed to the holding area to control the temperature of at least a portion of the holding area at a temperature different from the reference temperature. These two temperature control mechanisms intentionally provide a temperature distribution to the holding area to thereby provide an intentional temperature distribution to the substrate before and after the heat treatment by the heating plate. This reduces the nonuniformity of a temperature distribution which typically occurs in the heating plate to accomplish a uniform heat treatment throughout the heat treatment process step. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060687 | TRANSFER CHAMBER WITH ROLLING DIAPHRAGM - Embodiments of the invention include a vacuum transfer chamber having one rolling or more rolling diaphragm providing a seal between a robot disposed in the transfer chamber and the transfer chamber and a method for using a substrate transfer chamber having the same. | 2009-03-05 |
20090060688 | Suction apparatus, polishing apparatus, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device - A suction apparatus | 2009-03-05 |
20090060689 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A substrate processing system includes a first load lock, a process chamber having a first opening to allow an exchange of a substrate between the first load lock and the first process chamber, first rollers in the process chamber; and second rollers in the first load lock, wherein the first rollers and the second rollers are configured to transport a substrate thereon through the first opening between the first load lock and the process chamber. The first rollers and the second rollers are not rotated by an active transport mechanism. | 2009-03-05 |