11th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100064705 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A CONDENSATE LIFT PUMP, AND CORRESPONDING CAPACITIVE DETECTOR AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device for controlling a condensate lift pump ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064706 | CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM OF PERMANENT-MAGNET TYPE SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR - There is provided a control device of a permanent-magnet type synchronous motor that sets a synchronous operation current at start-up in response to a current limiting value determined from the temperature of an inverter that supplies three-phase power to the permanent-magnet type synchronous motor, that monitors an output voltage or an output current of the inverter during a rotation stabilizing period after start-up, and that updates the synchronous operation current using this output voltage or output current. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064707 | MULTI-STAGE COMPRESSOR - A multi-stage compressor is provided that reliably prevents liquid compression in a higher stage compression mechanism and also prevents compression efficiency degradation resulting from overheating of injection refrigerant and from the lubricating oil being raised up together with the injection refrigerant. An injection circuit is branched into a plurality of circuits. A first circuit thereof is communicatively connected to an inside space of a closed housing that is at the same side as the higher stage compression mechanism with respect to an electric motor, and a second circuit is communicatively connected to an inside space of the closed housing that is opposite from the higher stage compression mechanism with respect to the electric motor. The first circuit and the second circuit are provided with a switching mechanism for switching the injection circuit to the first circuit or the second circuit according to the dryness of the injection refrigerant. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064708 | AIR CONDITIONER - Disclosed is an air conditioner that provides a displaying apparatus that can present information on a predicted value of the integrated electricity per unit time, a predicted value of the electricity charge per unit time, and a predicted value of the amount of CO2 emission per unit time, at the start of operation. The air conditioner of the present invention comprises a predicted electricity efficiency speculating unit that speculates an electricity efficiency, which is an integrated electricity per unit time predicted from a set parameter set by the user this time, based on a stored value of the recent integrated electricity storing unit, a calculated result of the actual usage electricity efficiency calculating unit, and a compared result of the setting comparing unit, a predicted electricity efficiency calculating unit that calculates an electricity charge per unit time or a predicted amount of CO2 emission efficiency calculating unit that calculates an amount of CO2 emission per unit time, and a displaying unit that displays the electricity charge per unit time or the amount of CO2 emission per unit time or the integrated electricity charge per unit time, on a displaying apparatus, at a start of the air conditioner operation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064709 | HEAT PUMP ASSEMBLY - Heat pump assembly for seasonal balancing of temperatures in buildings, includes a heat pump ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064710 | SELF CONTAINED WATER-TO-WATER HEAT PUMP - A self-contained water-to-water heat transfer system is provided that mixes hot water produced by a heat exchange with cold output fluid expelled from the heat pump to make source fluid. More specifically, in order to reduce the fluid flow rate required within a heat pump and substantially prevent freezing of evaporator coils within the heat pump, source water fed into the heat pump is taken from a mixture of the output hot water that was generated in the heat pump and the cool water exiting the heat pump. The system alleviates the need to employ a ground loop outside of a structure that is required by traditional geothermal heating systems. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064711 | REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASE WITH ICE CREAM CONTAINERS MADE OF TRANSPARENT MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a refrigerated display case of the type comprising a bearing base and a top glass compartment with an intermediate wall provided with a series of openings, designed to receive from up downwards corresponding ice cream containers made of transparent materials, characterised by the fact that each transparent container is externally provided with projections situated at a height lower than the opening, in such a way to prevent the containers from being completely inserted from up down inside the corresponding opening obtained on the bearing base. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064712 | REFRIGERATED DISPLAY MERCHANDISER WITH MICROCHANNEL EVAPORATOR ORIENTED TO RELIABLY REMOVE CONDENSATE - A refrigerated display merchandiser is provided that includes a microchannel evaporator positioned within the merchandiser such that both the fins and the tubes of the microchannel evaporator are vertically oriented or substantially vertically oriented with respect to a vertical axis of the refrigerated display merchandiser, thus more reliably ensuring removal of condensate from the microchannel evaporator. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064713 | BRACKET FOR THERMAL EXPANSION VALVE BULB - A single bracket serves to both attach a TXV bulb to an outer surface of an outlet header and to place a securely hold the distribution assembly in a fixed position with respect to the TXV bulb. A pair of clam shell clamping members on opposite ends of a central member are put in position and clamped to hold the TXV bulb tightly in place against the outlet header and to clamp around the equalizer of the distributor assembly, thereby resulting in a rigid interconnection which maintains the desired positions for each of the components. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064714 | Data center - A data center includes an air-conditioned room, two rack rows formed on a floor surface of the air-conditioned room and each composed of a plurality of racks arranged in a horizontal direction, each of the plurality of racks housing electronic devices in multistage configuration, an air conditioner for conditioning air in the air-conditioned room to eliminate heat generated from the electronic devices housed in the plurality of racks, and a hot zone in the air-conditioned room. The hot zone is defined by the two rack rows arranged on the floor surface of the air-conditioned room such that rear sides thereof are opposite each other at a distance, a ceiling disposed above the two rack rows, two panels disposed at both ends of the two rack rows in the horizontal direction and extending from a lower end of the two rack rows to the ceiling, and two partitions disposed at an upper front top end of the two rack rows and extending to the ceiling. The ceiling includes an exhaust port for discharging heat in the hot zone, and the air conditioner is operable to introduce air-conditioned air from the air-conditioned room through front sides and then the rear sides of the two rack rows into the hot zone. The data center further includes a heat recovery means for recovering a heat of the air discharged through the exhaust port from the hot zone before cooling down the air by the air conditioner. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064715 | ICE BANK OF REFRIGERATOR - An ice bank of a refrigerator is provided. The ice bank includes an ice accommodation chamber storing ice pieces made by an ice maker, and an ice pressing unit circulating the ice pieces by pressing the ice pieces for preventing sticking of the ice pieces in the ice accommodation chamber. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064716 | REFRIGERATOR WITH ICE MAKER - Disclosed is a refrigerator having an ice maker including a main body having cooling chambers therein; doors by which the cooling chambers are opened or closed; and an ice maker comprising a frame disposed in the door, a tray rotatably coupled to the frame, and an overflow preventing unit formed at at least either one of the frame and the tray. Accordingly, it is capable of preventing water in the tray from being discharged out, preventing the moving portion from being restricted, which is caused by freezing of the discharged water, and facilitatingly taking out the made ice. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064717 | Ice machines with extruded heat exchanger - A heat exchanger for an ice machine has the form of a cylinder. In some embodiments, the cylinder is made from an extrusion of a metal such as an aluminum alloy. The heat exchanger includes inner and outer cylindrical walls and one or more refrigeration passages positioned between the inner and outer walls. The inner and outer walls are separated from each other by connecting structures defining the refrigeration passages. The heat exchanger can be extruded as a rectangular panel and subsequently formed into a cylindrical form. Alternatively, the heat exchanger can be extruded as a cylinder, or as an arcuate cylindrical segment in which several of such segments are subsequently joined together (as by welding) into a cylinder. Ice machines that feature ice formation on both the inner and outer walls of the cylinder are also disclosed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064718 | ENERGY EFFICIENT MODULAR COOLING SYSTEM - A modular cooling system includes a compressor and a microchannel heat exchanger for cooling a heat generating device such as a semiconductor. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064719 | FAN MOTOR ASSEMBLY FOR BLOWING COOLING AIR AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - A cool air supplying fan motor assembly and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. According to the cool air supplying fan motor assembly and the refrigerator having the same, because the fan motor assembly is configured to be compact, the capacity of a storage space of the refrigerator can be increased, and because a power line that supplies power to the motor does not interfere with the flow of cool air, the refrigerating efficiency of the refrigerator can be increased and vibration and noise can be minimized. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064720 | Single Component Flat Panel Cooling Apparatus - The present invention is a unitary cooling apparatus capable of standard freezing time despite heavy insulation. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a zipper component which extends along the edges of a top surface and bottom surface allowing the top and bottom to be pivoted outward or inward and the cooling apparatus flattened along the seams which connect the sides. A plurality of cube structures positioned along a plurality of channels allows rapid cooling using a minimum of frozen fluid. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064721 | ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS FOR SHELF IN REFRIGERATOR - In order to allow a user to conveniently adjust the elevation of the shelf, simplify the structure not to generate noise, stably maintain the selected position of the shelf, and rapidly and considerably adjusting the elevation of the shelf, the present invention discloses an elevation adjustment apparatus for a shelf in a refrigerator comprises a shaft lengthily provided up and down in the inside of the refrigerator; a shelf moved up and down along the shaft; an operating lever hinged to the shelf and having a through hole through which the shaft penetrates; and an elastic member pushing the operating lever to contact the through hole to the shelf and hook them so that the up and down movement of the shelf is selectively restricted. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064722 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM WITH PULSE WIDTH MODULATION FOR REHEAT CIRCUIT - A refrigerant system incorporating a reheat circuit is also provided with pulse width modulation control to adjust the amount of refrigerant being compressed. In particular, in any dehumidification mode of operation, by activating the pulse width modulation control, sensible and latent components of capacity can be controlled independently and with significantly better accuracy. The present invention provides the ability to precisely tailor both humidity and temperature control to the conditioned space demands utilizing less expensive components and in a more efficient manner than in the prior art. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064723 | Refrigeration system - If the degree of opening of an electronic expansion valve ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064724 | FLOODED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention discloses a heat exchanging apparatus including a plate type heat exchanger auxiliary vessel arrangement whereby the auxiliary vessel contains fluid in more than one phase to enable the corresponding plate type heat exchanger to be flooded with heat exchanger fluid in order to fully employ its heat exchange surfaces in the task of exchanging heat. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064725 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A HYDROCARBON STREAM - In a method of treating a hydrocarbon stream, such as a natural gas stream, a partly condensed feed stream ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064726 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS TO ENHANCE THE UNIFORM FORMATION OF HOLLOW GLASS MICROSPHERES - A process and apparatus is provided for enhancing the formation of a uniform population of hollow glass microspheres. A burner head is used which directs incoming glass particles away from the cooler perimeter of the flame cone of the gas burner and distributes the glass particles in a uniform manner throughout the more evenly heated portions of the flame zone. As a result, as the glass particles are softened and expand by a released nucleating gas so as to form a hollow glass microsphere, the resulting hollow glass microspheres have a more uniform size and property distribution as a result of experiencing a more homogenous heat treatment process. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064727 | Method of Manufacturing An Optical Glass Element - A substrate protective film composed of chromium metal is formed on a molding surface of a mold base material composed of cemented carbide. The substrate protective film is oxidized by heat treatment or ion implantation, so that a surface protective film composed of chromium oxide is formed. A pair of molds having such a constitution are prepared. Softened glass is pressed between the surface protective films of the paired molds, so that optical glass elements are molded. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064728 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRIDESCENT CRYSTAL GLASS - The invention relates to a method for producing iridescent crystal glass. The glass products produced with the method of present invention have the advantages of good streamline shape, natural color transition, and excellent visual effect, etc.; the method is helpful for accelerating product upgrade, improving product appearance and visual effects, and enhancing competence of products. Therefore, we paint iridescent crystal ink on glass products, and add patterns suitable for household electric appliances and buildings, thereby greatly improving the appearance of the product. In addition, due to the high safety performance of toughened glass and suitability of patterns and colors, iridescent crystal glass products have been accepted by the consumers gradually. The method comprises the following steps: a. cutting; b. edge processing; c. toughening; d. ink preparation; e. iridescent crystal printing; f. drying: the drying time and drying temperature are controlled according to the properties of the mixed ink; the drying temperature is controlled at 120˜200° C., and the drying time is controlled within 5˜30 minutes. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064729 | Heat-resistant roll, production method thereof, and method of producing sheet glass using heat-resistant roll - Provide is a heat-resistant roll with improved effectively characteristics, a production method thereof, and a method of producing sheet glass using the heat-resistant roll. A method of producing a heat-resistant roll equipped with a roll portion containing 5% by weight or more of clay includes: a grinding step (S | 2010-03-18 |
20100064730 | GRAVITY BENDING GLASS SHEETS - A gravity bending mould for bending glass sheets, the gravity bending mould comprising a peripheral shaping rail, the peripheral shaping rail having at least one end section, and at least one auxiliary rail mounted on the peripheral shaping rail, the or each auxiliary rail being respectively mounted adjacent to at least a portion of a respective end section by at least one mount that is adapted to permit relative vertical movement of the auxiliary rail with respect to the respective end section, a tripping mechanism for selectively and temporarily disposing the auxiliary rail in a raised position with respect to the respective end section, and a latch mechanism connected to the tripping mechanism, the latch mechanism being adapted to be engaged by an external actuator to cause relative vertical movement of the auxiliary rail with respect to the respective end section, by operation of the tripping mechanism, so that the auxiliary rail is subsequently disposed in a lowered position with respect to the respective end section. There is also provided a method of bending glass sheets using such a mould. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064731 | Thermally Stable IR-Transmitting Chalcogenide Glass - A thermally stable chalcogenide glass, a process for making the same, and an optical fiber drawn therefrom are provided. A chalcogenide glass having the composition Ge | 2010-03-18 |
20100064732 | GLASS-MELTING INSTALLATION COMPRISING TWO FURNACES - The invention relates to a process and to an installation for preparing a final glass, comprising a main furnace with electrodes and/or overhead burners, which is fed with main batch materials generating a main molten glass, and a submerged-combustion auxiliary furnace, said auxiliary furnace being fed with auxiliary batch materials, the auxiliary molten glass feeding the main furnace toward its upstream end in the first third of its length, the auxiliary glass being substantially of the same composition as the main glass. The downstream zone of the main furnace is thus used to remove both gases coming from the main glass and gases coming from the auxiliary glass, in order to finish melting the batch stones and impurities contained in the auxiliary glass and to homogenize the two glass streams from their redox standpoint, when this is necessary. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064733 | GLASS TUBE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND GLASS TUBE - In a glass processing method according to the invention, in the case of performing chemical vapor deposition or diameter shrinkage of a substrate glass tube G by relatively moving a heating furnace | 2010-03-18 |
20100064734 | Transverse row bushing support - According to the invention, a system for forming glass fiber from molten glass is disclosed. The system may include a tip plate, a plurality of tips, and a plurality of support members. The plurality of tips may include a plurality of rows of tips. Each of the plurality of support members may support the tip plate. Each of the plurality of support members may be located between two of the plurality of rows of tips. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064735 | Furniture pad folding machine - The Furniture Pad Folding Machine is a dry cleaning chine that is multi-faceted; it can clean and disinfect furniture pads and the machine has the ability to fold furniture pads. The machine is portable and can function on the moving truck and at the warehouse. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064736 | LAUNDRY DEVICE - A laundry treating machine including a laundry treating device ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064737 | ALERTS FOR AN ENTERPRISE APPLICATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided that for enable alerts in an enterprise application system (EAS). An alert system receives a request to enable an alert definition for triggering an alert regarding human resources data in the EAS, monitors human resources data entered into the EAS by a manager via a user interface (“UI”), receives data that triggers the alert, and renders the alert in the UI. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064738 | LOCK BODY WITH INTEGRAL COMPONENTS - A lock is disclosed having components formed integrally with a lock body. One example of such an integrally formed component is a biasing member utilized in the operation of a combination locking mechanism. A lock is also disclosed having an inner and outer body. A variety of outer bodies of different aesthetic appearance may be utilized with the same inner body. The lock disclosed herein may be embodied in a variety of styles, one of which is a padlock. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064739 | INTEGRATIVE THREE-SEGMENT TRIPOD - The invention relates to an integrative three-segment tripod. The tripod has a main bracket | 2010-03-18 |
20100064740 | DOOR LOCK FOR DOORS OF AIRCRAFT, ESPECIALLY OF HELICOPTERS - A door lock includes a door catch system for double door-type helicopter doors that can, when being closed, additionally be displaced perpendicularly to the plane of the door opening into the closed position (flush fitting). The door lock includes a catch element ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064741 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR SLIDING DOORS OF AIRCRAFT, ESPECIALLY OF HELICOPTERS - A locking device having a door catch system for helicopter doors, which are embodied as sliding doors, which are to be additionally moved (flush-fitted) into the closed position at right angles to the plane of the door opening in response to their closing movement, consisting of a catch ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064742 | STEERING LOCK APPARATUS (AS AMENDED) - A motor unit ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064743 | LOCK CYLINDER PARTICULARLY FOR FUNCTIONS WHICH CAN BE CARRIED OUT IN A VEHICLE - In order to enable a turning of a key of a lock cylinder onto a driven member (shaft | 2010-03-18 |
20100064744 | HIGH SECURITY LOCK - A high security lock includes a lock bolt movable between extended and retracted positions, a bolt retraction gear coupled to the lock bolt, and a manually-driven gear train. When a controller verifies that user-input information is correct for unlocking the lock, the bolt retraction gear and manually-driven gear train are operatively coupled such that the gear train can drive the lock bolt from the extended position to the retracted position. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064745 | LOCK WITH A SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A lock with a support structure includes a tubular element connected to a handle having a positioning hole and a center hole. The center hole contains a lock set having a rotatable lock core connected to a transmission element. The transmission element has separated first and second sides. A transversally slidable element is installed to the tubular element for receiving a bias pressure of an elastic element, and includes a protruding portion and a bearing portion. The protruding portion can be moved between engaged and non-engaged positions of the positioning hole of the handle. The support structure includes a support portion. If the first side of the transmission element approaches the support portion of the support structure, the bearing portion of the transversally slidable element will approach the second side of the transmission element for limiting the displacement of the transversally slidable element when an external force is applied. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064746 | CONVERSION SYSTEMS FOR BIOMASS - The efficient production of ethanol from low-cost biomass (e.g., corn, sugar beets, sugar cane, switchgrass and/or paper) has become increasingly important in making ethanol competitive with gasoline and decreasing the United States' dependence on foreign oil. For example, to reduce the cost of transporting biomass to ethanol production facilities, mobile systems for producing ethanol from biomass are provided. Also provided are small-scale ethanol production facilities. For example, instead of transporting biomass to the production facility, the facility is transported to the biomass or is located nearby the source of the biomass. The ethanol production facilities or components thereof may be transported via land, water, or air. Production of other products, such as hydrocarbons, natural gas, hydrogen gas, plastics, polymers, and proteins, can also be made by the methods and facilities. Any product described herein can be made in finished form or un-finished form and moved, e.g., to a fixed facility, e.g., fixed production facility. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064747 | Sewage Sludge Recycling With A Pipe Cross-Reactor - An improved process for enhancing the plant nutrient value of relatively low analysis organic waste material (e.g., sewage sludge) involves treating the waste material with an acid and base in a pipe-cross reactor. The process more particularly involves mixing the waste material with water to form a slurry (or initially taking the waste material as a slurry); pumping the slurry to a pipe-cross reactor for reaction with a base, acid, and water to form a melt: spraying the melt onto a recycling bed of fines in a granulator and flashing off the water contained in the melt as steam; rolling the melt onto recycled fine particles in a granulator to form granulated particles; and drying these granulated particles to form an enhanced plant nutrient value composition (e.g., a fertilizer or soil conditioner having a greater “NPK” value than the original relatively low analysis organic waste material). The invention also includes fertilizers produced according to the improved process, which fertilizers are of the same size and shape and density of commonly used fertilizers. The method advantageously utilizes the heat generated by the exothermic acid-base reaction in the pipe-cross reactor to remove the approximately 80% water from sludge, thus saving large amounts of energy normally used in conventional drying or burning methods, while, at the same time, conserving the intrinsic values of the nutrients and humates contained in the sludge. In one embodiment, the process includes a method of disposing of spent acid from a hot dip galvanizing process or a steel pickling process involving incorporating the spent acid to maintain the low pH of a venturi scrubber used in the improved process. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064748 | ROLLING MILL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SHAPE CONTROL OF ROLLED STRIP AND PLATE - This invention relates to a rolling mill apparatus and a method of shape control of a rolled strip which enables satisfactory shape control even in extremely thin rolling. A rolling mill apparatus of this invention has a rolling mill, which rolls a rolled strip P between upper and lower work rolls; a shape detecting portion, which detects the degree of flatness of the rolled strip in the width direction of rolled strip which has been rolled by the rolling mill; a spray portion, having a plurality of spray nozzles arranged along the length direction of the upper and lower work rolls, which sprays the upper and lower work rolls with coolant C; and, a shape control portion, which adjusts the spray amount and/or temperature of the coolant C sprayed from the spray portion based on detected information from the shape detecting portion, to control the shape of the rolled strip P. The shape control portion has two control modes, in which the relationship of the detected information of the shape detecting portion and the spray amount and/or temperature of the coolant C sprayed from the spray portion are inversely proportional, and switches between these two control modes based on the strip thickness of the rolled strip P. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064749 | COLD ROLLED MATERIAL MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT AND COLD ROLLING METHOD - Cold rolled material manufacturing equipment comprises: an unwinding device ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064750 | Linear drawing machine and method for linear drawing of a workpiece through a drawing ring - In order to allow a more targeted intervention in a drawing procedure, in particular on a linear drawing device, the invention proposes a linear drawing machine for the linear drawing of a workpiece through a drawing ring, a drawing unit, in which one or more drawing tools grasp the workpiece and draw it linearly in the drawing direction, being situated behind the drawing ring, the linear drawing device being distinguished in particular by a drawing ring which is situated fixed in relation to the drawing direction during the drawing procedure, preferably perpendicularly, and by a workpiece guide situated in front of the drawing ring in the drawing direction, which is displaceable perpendicular to the drawing direction. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064751 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH VELOCITY ELECTROMAGNETIC SEALING OF CONTAINERS - Methods and apparatus for high velocity electromagnetic metal forming are described for sealing containers ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064752 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR EXPLOSION FORMING - Through the invention, a closure device for explosive forming with a connection unit movable relative to the explosive forming die between a working position on the die and a rest position is to be configured, so that the explosive forming die can be closed in simple and reliable fashion and, at the same time, the explosion forces supported. This task is solved by a closure device, in which a wedge structure is guided to move on a static holding structure and is motion-coupled to the connection unit, the resulting movement of the connection unit being directed across the movement of the wedge structure. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064753 | MANDREL MILL, OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SEAMLESS PIPE - The object of the present invention is to provide a mandrel mill capable of producing a seamless pipe without flaws such as necking. The mandrel mill of the present invention includes a plurality of consecutively provided grooved-roll stands and a mandrel bar | 2010-03-18 |
20100064754 | Method for rolling metal strips, particularly steel strips - A method of rolling metal strip, and in particular steel strip, in which the metal strip passes through the roll gap of at least one roll stand, allows the work rolls of the roll stand which define the roll gap to be able to be shifted along their axes of rotation if differences occur in the shape of the roll gap from its desired shape. The method provides for flat products to be rolled which meet very stringent requirements in respect of their dimensional accuracy. For this purpose, the work rolls are shifted in the same direction in accordance with the invention, following a given shift strategy which is characterized by a regular change in the direction of shift (R−, R+) as a function of the reaching of given maximum shifted positions (V | 2010-03-18 |
20100064755 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MACHINING A TOOTHING ON A SINTERED PART - The invention describes a method of machining a toothing ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064756 | MICRO-CHANNEL TUBES AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING MICRO-CHANNEL TUBES - An apparatus and method are provided for extruding a micro-channel tube ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064757 | Push Bench and Method of Manufacturing Small Diameter Tubing - The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod attached thereto, the hydraulic cylinder and the at least one rod cooperating with each other to push the pipe through the die, and a receiver to guide the pipe as the pipe exits from the die. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064758 | Press tool arrangement - A press tool arrangement for use in hot creep forming, a method of hot creep forming a component of titanium alloy, and a resilient urging arrangement usable at elevated temperatures are described. The press tool arrangement includes a die, a holder member engageable with a blank of material in the die, and a resilient urging arrangement engageable with the holder member to urge same against a blank of material in the die. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064759 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRESS-HARDENING A METALLIC FORMED STRUCTURE - In a method for press-hardening a metallic formed structure made of a hardenable steel sheet, the steel sheet is heated above a transition temperature Ac | 2010-03-18 |
20100064760 | FINISHING STATION OF VARIABLE STRUCTURE FOR A MACHINE FOR THE FORMATION OF PIPES - A finishing station of variable structure includes two plates, joined integrally to each other and able to slide along two vertical shoulders which support a plurality of forming rollers mounted on shoes able to slide in radial guides formed in the plates. The shoes that support the forming rollers are moved by levers hinged to the plates and connected to each other by connecting rods, two of which are hinged to levers hinged to the plates and secured to the ground. A further forming roller, situated in the lower part of the plates, is preferably secured to the ground. In the inner part of the two forming rollers situated in the upper part of the finishing station a disc blade is formed to control the position of the edges of the bent strip of sheet metal during the finishing operation. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064761 | BILLET-REARRANGING DEVICE - This invention provides a billet-rearranging device which receives billets fed in a row and rearranges two billets in tandem. The billet-rearranging device “A” is disposed between a chute “S” with an outlet to feed billets “b” in a row to the device “A” and a charger “Cg” with a holder unit “B” with two holders “B | 2010-03-18 |
20100064762 | DIE HOLDER TECHNOLOGY FOR FABRICATING PRESS - The invention involves a die holder ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064763 | WEB-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING TEST EQUIPMENT - A web-based system and method for configuring test equipment is provided. In one aspect, the invention provides a method for configuring a test instrument, the method including receiving a first configuration file previously generated by a web server, the first configuration file including information indicative of a configuration including at least one component for the test instrument, providing a user interface enabling modification of the configuration of the at least one component and the test instrument, and generating a second configuration file including information indicative of the modified configuration. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064764 | Method and System for Providing Calibration of an Analyte Sensor in an Analyte Monitoring System - Method and apparatus for providing calibration of analyte sensor including applying a control signal, detecting a measured response to the control signal, determining a variance in the detected measured response, and estimating a sensor sensitivity based on the variance in the detected measured response is provided | 2010-03-18 |
20100064765 | Apparatus and method for material testing of microscale and nanoscale samples - Methods and apparatus for testing a microscale or nanoscale sample. A testing stage comprises a frame having first and second laterally opposing ends and first and second side beams. At least one deformable force sensor beam is disposed near the first opposing end and extends laterally between the first and second side beams. A first longitudinal beam, having a free end, bisects the at least one force sensor beam, and a second longitudinal beam has a free end facing the free end of the first longitudinal beam to define a gap therebetween. A support structure comprises a plurality of laterally extending beams disposed such that the second longitudinal beam bisects the plurality of laterally extending beams. Each of a pair of slots disposed at each of the free ends of the first and second longitudinal beams comprises a tapered portion leading to a generally longitudinal portion aligned with the central longitudinal beam. The slots provide a seat for a dogbone-shaped sample. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064766 | CALIBRATION TOOL FOR AIR DATA MEASUREMENT DEVICES - A calibration tool for an air data sensor of a vehicle comprises a target surface which is disposable on the vehicle. The calibration tool may further comprise a light pointer which is mountable on the air data sensor and which is operative to project a beam of light toward the target surface. The air data sensor may be configured as a flow direction sensor which may include at least one of an alpha vane for measuring angle of attack or a beta vane for measuring sideslip. The flow direction sensor may be mountable in spaced relation to the vehicle via a standoff. The flow direction sensor may include a hollow pivot arm having a laser pointer mounted therewithin for projecting a beam of laser light onto the target surface. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064767 | Atom-Interferometric, Stepped Gravity Gradient Measuring System - A full-tensor, gravity gradient measuring system is disclosed that is based on atom interferometry. Each axis in the three-axis measuring system is served by a different gravity gradiometer, where each gradiometer comprises three pairs of atom interferometric (AI) accelerometers. The accelerometers in each pair are mounted on opposite sides of the gradiometer's rotation axis from each other. The three AI accelerometer pairs are step-rotated, instead of being continuously rotated, thereby providing enhanced signal-to-noise performance. The three gradiometers in the overall measuring system are mounted orthogonally with respect to one another on a local-level platform, in order to achieve a full-tensor measuring system. The measuring system can be step-rotated as an overall unit around an axis perpendicular to a local level reference. The multiple levels of stepped rotation, as enabled by the atom interferometry being utilized, yields improved results with lower costs than what is achievable with some prior-art techniques. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064768 | ENHANCEMENT OF VAPOR DETECTION CAPABILITY - A vapor detection system adapted to detect vapor from an object at a remote distance therefrom, said vapor detection system comprising a heat source adapted to heat an upper surface of the object so as to increase evaporation and vapor concentrations of substances from the object. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064769 | EXHAUST GAS SENSOR - A method of manufacturing an exhaust gas sensor allows the manufacturer to selectively control the air-voltage range of the manufactured sensor between a first air-voltage range and a second air-voltage range. The sensor includes a signal wire and a ground wire. The method includes using a high nickel alloy for both of the signal wire and the ground wire to manufacture a sensor in the first air-voltage range, and using a high nickel alloy for only one of the signal wire and the ground wire to manufacture a sensor in the second air-voltage range. The air-voltage ranges are those associated with a lean-application normalized air/fuel ratio of λ>1. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064770 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY APPARATUS - A gas chromatograph (GC) apparatus capable of detecting abnormality, in which a reference retention index is obtained from a result obtained by analyzing a given substance and a retention-index reference substance under adequate analysis conditions using a normal column, and stored in a storage section. Further, under a condition that the apparatus can perform normal analysis, the given substance is subjected to GC analysis to obtain a reference retention time, and the obtained reference retention time is stored in the storage section. A diagnosis processing section is operable to compare each of an actual retention time and an actual retention index with a respective one of the reference retention time and the reference retention index. If a deviation therebetween or abnormality is detected, the diagnosis processing section is operable to estimate a causal factor of the abnormality. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064771 | TRANSITION METAL-DOPED OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR EXHIBITING ROOM-TEMPERATURE FERROMAGNETISM - An oxide semiconductor doped with a transition metal and exhibiting room-temperature ferromagnetism is disclosed. The transition metal-doped oxide semiconductor is preferably manufactured in powder form, and the transition metal is preferably evenly distributed throughout the oxide semiconductor. The preferred embodiments are iron-doped tin dioxide and cobalt-doped tin dioxide. Gases may be detected by passing them across a material and measuring the change in magnetic properties of the material; the preferred material is iron-doped tin dioxide. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064772 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF VARIOUS PHASES OF AN IONIZATION CURRENT SIGNAL DURING THE COMBUSTION IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention falls into the field of methods and devices for identifying the various phases of the ionization current during combustion in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064773 | FLUID DETECTION WITH A SPECTROMETER-ON-A-CHIP - A liquid detection device for detecting liquid at a location on a structure includes a nanoscale spectrometer-on-a chip, and a fluid-absorptive element for absorbing liquid at the location and also securing the chip to the structure. Fluid absorbed by the element is analyzed by the spectrometer. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064774 | VACUUM DECAY TESTING METHOD - A method and system are disclosed for determining whether a leak is present in an evaporative emission control system | 2010-03-18 |
20100064775 | Leak and contamination detection micro-submarine - The leak and contamination detection micro-submarine includes an “electronic ear” and an “electronic nose” for detecting both leaks and chemicals within a pipe which may be leaking. The submarine includes an on-board electric motor which is radio remote controlled and may operate, or swim, in a manner similar to a fish using piezoelectric micro-motors and the like. Contamination, leak and other related data is stored in on-board memory and summary reports may be transmitted via RF signals. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064776 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND/OR QUANTIFYING WATER LEAKS - The invention relates to a method for detecting and/or quantifying water leaks in a water pipe, and to a device for realizing said method. The method of the invention comprises measuring the water flow rate in the pipe in at least two different locations, i.e., one downstream and one upstream relative to the suspected leak, the water flow rate being measured by injecting a tracing agent that modifies the water conductivity instantaneously at an upstream location and a downstream location relative to the suspected leak location, continuously measuring the water conductivity downstream from said locations and, from the conductivity values, calculating the water flow rates upstream and downstream relative to the suspected leak location in the pipe. The method of the invention can be used for quantifying a leak flow rate that can even be a very small one. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064777 | LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A leak detector ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064778 | TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VALVES - The present invention discloses a testing apparatus and a method for testing valves used in municipal water distribution pipeline networks, particularly air-release/vacuum-breaker combination valves. The testing apparatus comprises a cylindrical reservoir to which the valve to be tested is connected. Testing is performed with water at the desired pressure, with compressed air, with vacuum and/or with a combination thereof. A determination as to a test valve's operational state is made based on the presence or absence of gas and liquid discharges and/or suction noises from the outlet, inlet, seals and joints of the valve. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064779 | METHOD OF CHECKING THE HERMETICITY OF A CLOSED CAVITY OF A MICROMETRIC COMPONENT AND MICROMETRIC COMPONENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAME - In order to check the hermeticity of a closed cavity of at least one micrometric component, said component includes a structure made over or in one portion of a substrate, a cap fixed to one zone of the substrate to protect the structure, and an indicator element whose optical or electrical properties change in the presence of a reactive fluid. The indicator element may be a copper layer for an optical check or a palladium resistor for an electrical check. The micrometric component is placed in a container which is then hermetically closed. This container is filled with a reactive fluid under pressure, which is oxygen for the optical check and hydrogen for the electrical check. The component in the container is subjected to a reactive fluid pressure higher than 10 bars for a determined time period, and to thermal (T>100° C.) or optical (λ<500 nm) activation. After this time period, an optical or electrical check of the indicator element determines the hermeticity of said cavity. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064780 | Pressure Determination In Microfludic Systems - Methods and apparatus for measuring changes in pressure in a fluidic system are described. In one aspect, an apparatus for measuring pressure as described herein includes a test channel (e.g., a first fluidic channel ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064781 | MULTI-WELL PLATE WITH TAILORED CHAMBERS - Systems, methods and multi-well plates comprising an array of wells for thermal treatment of chemical or biological samples are disclosed. Each of the wells comprises a bottom opening, an upper opening, inner side walls extending from the bottom opening to the upper opening, a protrusion extending from the inner side walls into the well with a first cross-sectional area and located at a height from the bottom opening which is smaller than the height from the upper opening. A sample chamber with a second cross-sectional area is formed between the bottom opening and the protrusion. An upper chamber with a third cross-sectional area is formed between the protrusion and the upper opening, and in which the first cross-sectional area is smaller than the third cross-sectional area and smaller than or equal to the second cross-sectional area. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064782 | PERCOLATION TESTING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A storm water run-off percolation rate test system includes a turbid water generator having a silt or sediment source providing silt into a mixing tank. A pipeline carries turbid water from the mixing tank to a test pit or test site. A flow meter measures the amount of turbid water moved into the test pit. Detectors detect a water level in the test pit. A controller automatically controls the turbid water generator and flow of turbid water into the test pit, and records data on the amount of turbid water provided into the test pit over time, to determine a percolation rate. In a method for determining a percolation rate, turbid water is created and used in the percolation rate testing, to more accurately simulate run-off. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064783 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF A SAMPLE FOR INVESTIGATION - Provided is a device for determining a mechanical property of a sample to be analyzed, comprising an indenter and means for heating this indenter using laser light. The indenter has an indenter tip at the end directed toward the sample. At least one light guide for conducting the laser light to the indenter, particularly to the indenter tip, is provided as the means for heating this indenter. The aforesaid device relates to an indenter for use in the field of nanotechnology, having an elongated shape, an end region configured as the indenter tip, and means for heating by way of laser light. The indenter may comprise a light guide which is guided at least partially inside the indenter, the light emission end of which is disposed close to the indenter tip. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064784 | PROBE TIP - To eliminate or otherwise reduce unintended movement of a probe tip of a probe assembly being held by a probe arm, the probe assembly includes one or more resilient members that compensate for the contraction or expansion of the probe arm in accordance with the coefficient of thermal expansion of the material from which the probe arm is made. Thus, the probe tip can remain in contact with a sample being measured at the desired location on the sample, during an automated full or wide scale temperature range sweep. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064785 | OPTICAL PRESSURE SENSOR HAVING AT LEAST TWO OPTICAL FIBERS - The invention relates to an optical pressure sensor based on light intensity measurements and comprises at least one membrane and two parallel optical fibers. At lest one first fiber has a fiber end and a light emission surface for emitting light in the direction of the membrane. At least one second fiber has a fiber end having a light admission surface for receiving the light reflected from the membrane and transmitting that reflected light. The light emission surface and the light admission surface of the two fibers are disposed facing away from each other. This changes the optical path of the light during use such that the light portion received by the at least one second fiber is very sensitive to the position of the membrane. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064786 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING THE SPEED OF A STARTER - A method for determining the speed of a starter for starting internal combustion engines. The starter speed may be ascertained in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner in that it is calculated from different electrical variables and is calibrated by comparison to the internal combustion engine speed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064787 | ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR SENSOR TO BE MOUNTED TO ENGINE OF VEHICLE - Disclosed is an arrangement structure for a sensor to be mounted to an engine of a vehicle, wherein the engine is arranged in an engine compartment | 2010-03-18 |
20100064788 | DEVICE COMPRISING A SENSOR AND COUPLING MEANS - The invention relates to a device which comprises a sensor or actuator and coupling means for electrically and mechanically coupling the sensor or actuator. The coupling means comprise an electrical single conductor ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064789 | MEASUREMENT MACHINE FOR THE UNIFORMITY OF VEHICLE TIRES - A measurement machine for uniformity serves for determining radial and lateral force fluctuations of vehicle tires ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064790 | MEASURING CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TYRE DATA - Measuring construction for measuring use conditions of a tyre, configured to be mounted to a support arrangement and provided with a tilting arrangement for tilting and/or adjusting a force on a tyre, wherein the tilting arrangement is provided with a measuring instrument that is connected to the tilting arrangement, at least configured and measure forces and/or moments on a tyre, a wheel axle supported by the measuring instrument, and at least one actuator for driving the tilting arrangement, wherein the tilting arrangement comprises a foldable construction connected to the at least one actuator. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064791 | VALVE STEM WITH AN ADJUSTABLE TIRE PRESSURE DETECTOR - A valve stem with an adjustable tire pressure detector has a tire pressure detector, a valve stem body, a conducting member and a fastening assembly. The tire pressure detector has a guiding slot, a concave surface and a convex surface. The guiding slot is formed through the tire pressure detector and forms two openings. The concave surface and the convex surface are formed on the tire pressure detector respectively adjacent to the openings. The valve stem body is moveably mounted through the guiding slot and has a head being moveably mounted on the concave surface. The conducting member is mounted on the concave surface or the convex surface and is electrically contacted to the valve stem body and the tire pressure detector. The fastening assembly mounts the valve stem body on a rim securely. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064792 | VALVE STEM ASSEMBLY FOR TIRE PRESSURE DETECTING SYSTEMS - A valve stem assembly for tire pressure detecting systems has a valve stem, a connector and a tire pressure detector. The valve stem is conductive. The connector is connected coaxially on the valve stem and is conductive and has a connecting section. The connecting section has an adjusting slot and a domical end. The adjusting slot is formed through the connecting section. The tire pressure detector has at least one tab and at least one conducting washer, the at least one tab protrudes from the tire pressure detector, corresponds to and is adjustably mounted on the connecting section. The at least one tab has a tab slot being formed therethrough. A bolt assembly is mounted in the tab slot and the adjusting slot to hold the tire pressure detector on the connector. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064793 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS - A device for evaluating a wind tunnel measurement, in which a processor identifies a flow element on an image recorded in the wind tunnel. The identified flow element subsequently may be segmented and further analyzed in order to obtain accurate information about the flow behaviour of an object to be analyzed. In addition, a method, a computer-readable storage medium, a program element, and an arrangement are disclosed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMATION EVALUATION AFTER DRILLING - Methods and apparatus for evaluating a formation include conveying a formation evaluation tool in a borehole on a tubular carrier extending from a surface location at least to the formation evaluation tool. A cable is conveyed to the formation evaluation tool and communication between the formation evaluation tool and the cable is established after the formation evaluation tool is moved to a selected borehole location. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064795 | DOWNHOLE FLUID PROPERTY CHROMATOGRAPHY - A method for analyzing properties of fluids contained in a geological formation including the steps of lowering a tool containing a chromatograph down to a location within the geological formation; setting the tool into position; extracting a sample of formation fluid from the location within the geological formation under controlled conditions and directing it into the chromatograph; and analyzing the composition of the formation fluid sample located downhole. The formation fluid sample is delivered to the chromatograph with or without admixture with a solvent. A sampling tool for use in the method forms another aspect of the invention. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064796 | Method for aligning a component into a wind direction and sensor for determining misalignment of a component relative to a wind direction - In one aspect, a method for aligning a component into a wind direction is provided. The component comprises a sensor which is located such that at least part of the sensor is exposed to the wind. A signal is measured based on the force acting on the sensor due to the wind, and the component is rotated depending on the measured signal. Additionally a sensor for determining misalignment of a component relative to a wind direction is provided. The sensor comprises at least one flat element and at least one tool or device for measuring the force acting on the flat element | 2010-03-18 |
20100064797 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING URINE FLOW RATE - The present invention provides an apparatus including: a container that receives urine; and a urine amount measuring device that measures the weight of the urine received by the container; wherein the urine amount measuring device has: a mounting plate, which is a plate on which the container is mounted; a measuring portion that measures the weight of the container mounted on the mounting plate multiple times at given time intervals; and an output portion that outputs a result of the measurement performed by the measuring portion, and the apparatus has a fixing structure that is situated in at least a bottom portion of the container and a mounting face of the mounting plate and that detachably fixes the container on the mounting plate. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064798 | FLOW METER AND FLOW CONTROLLING DEVICE - To provide a highly accurate flow meter. A Flow meter comprising an inflow opening into which a measurement fluid flows, an outflow opening from which a measurement fluid flows, and a flow path connecting the inflow opening and the outflow opening, wherein the flow path is bent at a first bend portion, wherein: a first porous plate is disposed in the first bend portion of the flow path at an angle relative to the direction in which the flow path extends before and after the first bend portion, and a flow sensor for detecting the flow speed or flow volume of a measurement fluid that flows in the flow path, disposed on the inner wall of the flow path on the outflow opening side of the first bend portion. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064799 | PLUG-IN SENSOR HAVING IMPROVED FLUID MECHANICS - A plug-in sensor for determining an aspirated air mass of an internal combustion engine flowing through a flow pipe has a plug part, which is able to be introduced into the streaming medium with a specified orientation to the main flow direction. Provided in this plug part is at least one flow channel having at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening. Accommodated in the at least one flow channel is at least one sensor for determining the at least one parameter. The plug part has a rounded inflow side, which points counter to the main flow direction. The plug part at least partially has an airfoil profile, which is designed such that an asymmetrical flow profile of the fluid medium comes about when the plug part is introduced into the streaming fluid medium. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064800 | STRIP CONNECTORS FOR MEASUREMENT DEVICES - Devices including strip connectors in measurement devices are provided. Also provided are systems, kits and methods. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064801 | METHOD FOR BALANCING SUPERCRITICAL SHAFTS - Gas turbines are used for power generation with units in a range of sizes. They serve as power plants for both military and commercial aircraft. Demand is for faster, lighter engines, utilizing more advanced manufacturing processes. One of the means of meeting this goal is through use of longer, thinner, more flexible shafts which operate supercritically. Supercritical operation was once viewed as impractical, however, a number of today's production gas turbines operate in this mode. The shaft manufacturing process is optimal if the shaft balance procedure can be conducted at low speeds, rather than requiring a more expensive and complicated high speed balance process. One embodiment of the present invention includes a systematic process for a low speed balance procedure which, would permits a high speed shaft system to transition through additional critical speeds and operate safely above them. Still other embodiments of the present invention pertain to analytical modeling and analysis of representative shaft systems to determine the optimum locations of the balance planes and an approach for predicting shaft responses. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064802 | ROTOR CLOCKING BAR AND METHOD OF USE - A clocking bar includes a rod and an indicator located along a length of the rod, wherein the indicator has a pair of indication components with a predetermined spacing therebetween. The bar also includes a hole one locator located along the length of the rod, and a rear hole locator located along the length of the rod. The clocking bar is configured to identify a stack bolt hole one from among a plurality of bolt holes on a rotor through use of a relationship between physical features of the rotor. | 2010-03-18 |
20100064803 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING A VELOCITY OF A SPORT OBJECT - A method for determining a velocity of an object (O), such as a ball, over a span length (SL) extending from a span start (SS) to a span end (SE). An audio signal (AS) is received by a mobile telephone's (MT) microphone (MP). An approximate travel time (TT) for a traversal of the span length (SL) by the object (O) is determined, which act time comprises processing the audio signal (AS) and detecting a first shape ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100064804 | MULTIAXIAL ACCELERATION SENSOR AND ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR - In a angular rate sensor, a weight and a base are connected directly through piezoelectric bimorph detectors and piezoelectric bimorph exciters each having a bent portion. When acceleration is applied to the weight, the weight is displaced so as to deform the piezoelectric bimorph detectors. Due to this deformation, charges generated in the piezoelectric bimorph detectors are detected so as to detect acceleration. If an angular rate is applied to the weight when the weight is vibrated by the piezoelectric bimorph exciters, Coriolis force is generated in the weight so as to deform the piezoelectric bimorph detectors. Due to this deformation, charges generated in the piezoelectric bimorph detectors are detected so as to detect the angular rate. | 2010-03-18 |