12th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110069966 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH ELECTRICAL DISPERSION EQUALIZATION - An optical transceiver operable in multi transmission rates is disclosed. The optical transceiver includes an EDC to compensate the deformation appeared in the input signal due to the dispersion of the optical transmission line. The EDC operates as the transversal filter for higher transmission rates, while it operates as the low-pass-filter for lower transmission rates. In medium transmission rates, the EDC passes through the input signal. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069967 | Standardized Identification of Pluggable Optics - Described herein are devices, assemblies, and systems for standardized identification of pluggable device, such as pluggable optics or small form-factor pluggable (“SFP”) transceivers. Specifically, the exemplary embodiments provide visual identification of operating properties for various pluggable devices without removing the devices from service and without the aid of software identification techniques. An exemplary assembly comprises a housing including an inserted portion and an exposed portion, a printed circuit board attached within the housing, at least one electrical contact connected to the printed circuit board and attached to the inserted portion providing an electrical connection to a host device, at least one optical contact connected to the printed circuit board and attached to the exposed portion providing an optical connection to an optical device, and a visual indicator displayed on the exposed portion representing at least one characteristic of the device. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069968 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical communication module includes an array semiconductor laser which emits light beams of plural wavelengths, an array lens which brings each of the light beams emitted from the array semiconductor laser to parallel light, and an array mirror which includes mirrors corresponding to the number of wavelengths and is provided at positions on which the light beams emitted from the array lens are incidentable, the respective mirrors selectively reflecting the light beams emitted from the array semiconductor laser. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069969 | WAVEGUIDES AND DEVICES FOR ENHANCED THIRD ORDER NONLINEARITIES IN POLYMER-SILICON SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for manipulating light with high index contrast waveguides clad with substances having that exhibit large nonlinear electro-optic constants such as χ | 2011-03-24 |
20110069970 | CODED PULSE DATA TRANSMISSION USING A LOOK-UP TABLE - Input data is encoded using a look-up table and then transmitted over a transmission medium as a series of pulses. The look-up table includes data elements. The length of each pulse is calibrated to correspond to one of the data elements in the look-up table. Upon receipt at another end of the transmission medium, the data is decoded using a look-up table. This decoding includes measuring the length of each received pulse to match the measured length to a corresponding one of data elements in the look-up table. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING VISIBILITY FRAME IN VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PROVIDING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION MODES - A method and apparatus are provided for outputting a visibility frame for a communication link connection during a communication link release in a Visible Light Communication (VLC) system. A transmitting-side VLC device determines a visibility frame output type according to a communication mode to be performed. The communication mode and the visibility frame output type are transmitted to a receiving-side VLC device. The receiving-side VLC device is communicated with according to the communication mode and it is determined whether a communication link is released while performing communication according to the communication mode. When the communication link is released, outputting a visibility frame according to the visibility frame output type. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069972 | MULTIPLEXED QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION - The present invention relates to an improved quantum signal transmitter, which has a plurality of quantum output channels having at least one optical source and at least one optical splitter acting on the output of said at least one source. Such a transmitter can easily be used with existing passive optical network (PON) systems and can be a compact piece of equipment | 2011-03-24 |
20110069973 | EDGE-COUPLED OPTICAL PROXIMITY COMMUNICATION - An optical module is described. This optical module includes at least two optical devices that communicate with each other using edge-to-edge optical coupling of an optical signal between optical components in the two optical devices. Note that the edge-to-edge optical coupling may occur without mode converters at edges of either of the optical devices. Furthermore, the edge-to-edge optical coupling may be facilitated by an alignment substrate, which is mechanically coupled to the two optical devices. This alignment substrate aligns the edges of the two optical devices so that they are approximately parallel to each other, and aligns the optical components in the two optical devices. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069974 | TEXTILE-TYPEINTERFACE DEVICES FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATION IN WEARABLE COMPUTING SYSTEM - Both ends of an interface may each be configured by an interface device including a light emitting unit that emits light into a textile, a light diffusion unit that widely diffuses the emitted light onto the textile and extends a light receiving range of a light receiving unit, and a light receiving unit for receiving an optical signal of the other party unlike the existing method using electromagnetic inductive coupling in the wearable computing system and a method of performing communication by using light such as infrared rays, visible light, laser, or the like as a medium is provided. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069975 | Digital Coherent Detection of Multi-Carrier Optical Signal - Embodiments for optical communication are provided in which subbands of a multi-carrier optical signal are digital coherent detected and then processed to recover data carried by the modulated carriers corresponding to at least one of the subbands. An exemplary optical communication system includes a multi-carrier coherent optical receiver for receiving a multi-carrier optical signal having M modulated carriers that are frequency locked, wherein M is greater than 2. The multi-carrier coherent optical receiver includes a subband digital coherent detector configured to provide output signals in a digital form for N different subbands of the multi-carrier optical signal, where N is an integer greater than 1 and less than M; and a digital signal processor configured to process the digital form of the detected output signals in order to recover the data carried by the modulated carriers corresponding to at least one of the subbands of the multicarrier optical signal. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069976 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM TRANSPORTATION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit forming an image on a recording medium; a recording medium transportation unit transporting, along a transportation route, the recording medium on which the image has been formed by the image forming unit, and interrupting transportation operation for the recording medium in a state where one part of the recording medium is discharged from the transportation route and the other part of the recording medium is held in the transportation route; a detection unit detecting pull out operation by a user for the recording medium containing the other part held in the transportation route by the interruption of the transportation operation by the recording medium transportation unit; and a controller controlling the recording medium transportation unit so that the transportation operation having been interrupted is restarted, upon the detection of the pull out operation by the user by the detection unit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069977 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A management system includes: an image forming apparatus including a toner storage unit storing toner used in a developing unit, and a toner-transporting unit transporting the toner from the toner storage unit to the developing unit; and a management device connected to the apparatus through a communication unit, and managing a toner-remaining amount in the toner storage unit. The management device includes: an acquiring unit acquiring, from the apparatus, information on toner transportation time and characteristic quantities concerning variation in toner consumption in the developing unit and representing environment in the apparatus; a predicting unit calculating a predicted value of the toner-remaining amount with the acquired information on toner transportation time; a memory storing correspondence between the predicted value and a measured value of the toner-remaining amount; and a correcting unit correcting the correspondence according to the characteristic quantities, and correcting the predicted value with the corrected correspondence. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069978 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing an electrostatic latent image on a surface thereof; a developing device including a developer accommodating chamber for accommodating a developer, a developer carrying member, provided in the developer accommodating chamber and having a first electrode member, for developing the electrostatic latent image, a developer feeding member, provided in the developer accommodating chamber in contact with the developer carrying member and having a foam layer around a second electrode member, for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member; a holding unit holding the developing device, the holding unit being movable between a first position in which the developer is accumulated on a nip between the developer carrying member and the developer feeding member and a second position in which the developer accumulated at the nip in the first position falls; and a detecting device for detecting a developer remainder amount in the developer accommodating chamber on the basis of a change of an electrostatic capacity between the first electrode member and the second electrode member. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069979 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; charging device for electrically charging the photosensitive member; an exposure device for exposing to light the photosensitive member to form an electrostatic latent image; a developing device for developing the electrostatic latent image into a toner image; a transfer member for forming a transfer portion at which the toner image is to be transferred from the photosensitive member onto a transfer material; a voltage control portion for controlling a transfer voltage to be applied to the transfer member so that a current passing through the transfer member is constant; and a current setting device for setting a current value in constant current control by the voltage control portion so that the current value is decreased when a ratio of a potential difference between the transfer voltage and a light portion potential provided by the exposure device to a potential difference between the transfer voltage and a dark portion potential provided by the exposure device is decreased and so that the current value is increased when the ratio is increased. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069980 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - With respect to principal papers distributed in the market and used in an image forming apparatus, a boundary between grammage ranges is set at the center of a section where neighboring grammage values of paper has a large difference, and an image is formed under optimum image forming conditions in accordance with the determined grammage range. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069981 | Belt drive device and image forming apparatus - A belt drive device for an image forming apparatus includes a belt, a roller, a roller drive member, a state detector and a controller. The roller drive member drives the roller that entrains the belt. The state detector detects a state of the belt. The controller identifies a specific portion of the belt based on the state detected by the state detector, and controls the roller drive member to stop the belt so that the specific portion lies at a predetermined position. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069982 | CHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A charging device includes: a charging member that faces an image carrier and charges a surface of the image carrier; a charging voltage controller that controls a charging voltage to be applied to the charging member when the surface of the image carrier is to be charged, and applies the charging voltage obtained by superposing an AC voltage which is subjected to constant-current control on a DC voltage; a variation range detector that detects a variation range of the AC voltage which changes according to the characteristic change of the charging member; and a response speed controller that reduces a response speed for the variation of the AC voltage in correspondence with the characteristic change when the variation range is larger than a predetermined set value. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069983 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section forming a charged toner image on an image holding body; a transfer accepting body moving circularly on a circulation path; a transfer section which includes a current supplied member arranged opposite to the image holding body with respect to the transfer accepting body and applied with a current with polarity opposite to that of the toner image, and transfers the toner image to the transfer accepting body by applying a current to the current applied member; an unevenness detection section detecting an unevenness portion where unevenness occurs on the transfer accepting body; and a current control section controlling the applied current to the current applied member such that the current is larger while the unevenness portion detected by the unevenness detection section passes through the position than a current applied while another portion except the unevenness portion passes through the position. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069984 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FIXING IMAGE - According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes a fixing roller having an elastic layer, a fixing belt wound around the fixing roller, a satellite roller to set up the fixing belt between the fixing roller and the satellite roller, a pressing roller to nip hold the fixing belt between the fixing roller and the pressing roller, a separator to separate a sheet at a position separate from the fixing belt, a pressure changing mechanism to change a nip pressure between the fixing roller and the pressing roller, and a driving device to rotate the fixing belt in a first direction when the nip pressure is a first nip pressure and to rotate the fixing belt in a second direction which is reverse to the first direction when the nip pressure is a second nip pressure which is lower than the first nip pressure. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069985 | CYLINDRICAL HEATING ELEMENT AND FIXING DEVICE - A cylindrical heating element comprising a cylindrical member, a metallic pattern provided on at least one of outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical member, which is capable of generating heat by being electrified, and a resistive pattern for detecting temperature provided on at least one of the outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical member. A fixing device which passes a recording medium on which an unfixed toner image is held through a nip formed by a rotating member for heating and a rotating member for pressurizing which is pressed against the rotating member for heating to fix the toner image on the recording medium with heating under pressure, the rotating member for heating comprising the cylindrical heating element. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069986 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - An image forming device including a first image forming unit, a second image forming unit, an assignment unit and a reporting unit is provided. The first image forming unit forms images on one face of a recording paper. The second image forming unit receives the recording paper from the first image forming unit and forms images on the other face of the received recording paper, and performs image formation of a type that differs from the image formation performed by the first image forming unit. The assignment unit assigns logical pages of image data of a printing target to the first image forming unit or the second image forming unit. The reporting unit reports image forming information indicating what type of image formation is to be performed on each of the assigned logical pages of the image data. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069987 | Hard Imaging Devices, Humidity Control Systems And Hard Imaging Methods - Hard imaging devices, humidity control systems and hard imaging methods are described. According to one arrangement, a hard imaging device includes an imaging member comprising a surface and a writing assembly configured to form latent images upon the surface of the imaging member. The hard imaging device also includes a development assembly configured to provide a marking agent to the surface of the imaging member to develop the latent images to form developed images, a transfer assembly configured to transfer the developed images from the surface of the imaging member to media to form a plurality of hard images, and a humidity control system configured to control humidity within a region of the hard imaging device which is adjacent to the surface of the imaging member during the forming and the development of the latent images. Other structure and methods are described. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069988 | DETACHABLE HOLDING PORTIONS IN AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - There is provided an image forming apparatus including: an image carrier carrying an image; a charging roll charging the image carrier; a cleaning member configured to be brought into contact with the charging roll for cleaning the charging roll; a first holding portion detachably provided in an apparatus main body for holding the image carrier; and a second holding portion provided within the apparatus main body independently from the first holding portion, for holding the cleaning member. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069989 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A developing unit and an image forming apparatus having the same. The developing unit includes a controlling unit to restrict a contact position between the charging roller and a photosensitive body, thereby preventing deformation of the charging roller caused when the developing unit is not used for a long period of time. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069990 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transfer device includes: a transfer roll that transfers a toner image formed on an image holding body to a transfer subject medium; a first holding member that holds the transfer roll rotatably; a pressure contact member that brings, via the first holding member, the transfer roll into pressure contact with the image holding body; a second holding member that holds the first holding member swingably and movably; and a pressing member that produces a pressing force for bringing the pressure contact member into pressure contact with the first holding member and the second holding member in a state that the first holding member is inclined from the second holding member. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069991 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is an image forming apparatus, including: a main body; an image carrying body disposed in the main body, a transfer unit and an electrical charge removal unit. The image forming apparatus forms a visible image on the image carrying body by carrying out charging, exposing and developing processes. The transfer unit transfers the visible image from the image carrying body to a printing medium. The electrical charge removal unit is configured to remove the residual electrical charge from the printing medium, and is movable, in cooperation with at least one replaceable component part of the transfer unit, between an operable position at which the electrical charge removal unit is capable of removing the electrical charge from the printing medium and a non-interfering position at which the electrical charge removal unit does not interfere with the movement of the at least one replaceable component part of the transfer unit being received into or being removed from the main body for replacement. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069992 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER PARTICLES, TONER PARTICLES, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing toner particles capable of decreasing the manufacturing costs by simplifying the manufacturing apparatus and by decreasing the number of the steps, as well as to provide toner particles, a two-component developer, a developing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are provided. A high-pressure homogenizer is constituted by a tank, a feed pump, a high-pressure pump, a heat exchanger, a nozzle, a first depressurizing module, a cooling unit, a second depressurizing module and a take-out port arranged in this order. A flow path constituted in the first depressurizing module has a straight portion tilted with respect to a direction in which the aqueous slurry passes and a portion for relaxing the flow of the aqueous slurry. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069993 | DEVELOPING UNIT FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY SYSTEM IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing unit includes a developing roller and a carrying member. The carrying member includes a main helical blade and a sub helical blade. The carrying member stirs developers containing a toner by using the main helical blade and carries in an axial direction the developers being fed to the developing roller. The sub helical blade is helically screwed in an opposite direction to the main helical blade in at least a part of the axial direction. Each of the main helical blade and the sub helical blade has carrying power of the developers. The carrying power of the sub helical blade is smaller than the carrying power of the main helical blade. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069994 | DEVELOPING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A developing unit to deliver developer in various directions or a predetermined direction, and an image forming apparatus having the same. The developing unit includes a developer housing and a delivery unit to provide the developer with a delivery force via rotation thereof. The developer housing includes a protrusion to interfere with the delivery unit during rotation of the delivery unit, so as to change a developer delivery direction. The delivery unit includes an elastic delivery member and in turn, the delivery member includes a plurality of delivery elements to interfere with the protrusion. The developer delivery direction may be changed variously by changing positions of the delivery element and the protrusion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069995 | Image Forming Device and Development Unit Attachable Thereto - An image forming device includes an image forming unit that includes a development agent container, a development device that supplies development agent in the development agent container to an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductive body and forms a development agent image on the photoconductive body, a transfer unit transferring, onto a sheet, the development agent image on the photoconductive body, and a fixing unit fixing the development agent image on the sheet, a feed tray disposed under the image forming unit, a pickup unit feeding a sheet placed on the feed tray toward the image forming unit in a U-turn manner, a first conveying path tilted to extend downward obliquely from the pickup unit, and a second conveying path tilted to extend toward the fixing unit obliquely from a continuous section between the first conveying path and the second conveying path. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069996 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A technology for controlling the generation of damages of a photoconductive surface caused due to the attachment of a carrier to a photoconductor in an image forming apparatus using a two-component developing agent is provided. An image forming apparatus is configured to include an intermediate transfer body having prescribed elasticity on a transfer surface onto which a toner image is transferred; plural image carriers which transfer a toner image onto the transfer surface and which are disposed along a movement direction of the transfer surface of the intermediate transfer body; plural development sections which form toner images having a different color from each other with respect to the plural image carriers by using a two-component developing agent made of a toner and a carrier; and developing agent replenishment sections which replenish a toner and a carrier in the development sections. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069997 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER PACKAGE BODY AND PACKAGE CONTAINER - An end portion of a top side of a package container is tapered. Although a developer container package body may be stood up with a bottom side at the bottom, it cannot be stood up with the top side at the bottom, The bottom side serves as a switching lid of the package container, When the switching lid is opened, an opening which is a taking-out hole appears and a developer container can, be taken out of the opening. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069998 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes: a developing housing in which a developer is to be contained; a first developer carrier that is placed opposedly to an image carrier which is rotated while a latent image is formed on a surface of the image carrier, that is supported by the developing housing, and that is rotated while holding the developer on a surface of the first developer carrier; a second developer carrier that is supported movably with respect to the developing housing, that is opposed to the image carrier on an upstream or downstream side of the first developer carrier in a rotation direction of the image carrier, and that is rotated while holding the developer on a surface of the second developer carrier; and a coupling defined herein. | 2011-03-24 |
20110069999 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device includes: an electric field generating unit that generates an electric field; and a cylindrical developer holder, to which a voltage is applied, that surrounds the electric field generating unit and rotates, the cylindrical developer holder: having an outer circumferential surface having a plurality of grooves that extend in a direction of a rotational axis, the outer circumferential surface being capable of holding developer including a magnetic substance by using the electric field generated by the electric field generation unit, an electrical resistance of an inner wall surface of each of the grooves being higher than an electrical resistance of the magnetic substance included in the developer; and supplying the developer to an image holder that holds an electrostatic latent image. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070000 | Method for Enlarging Toner Transfer Window in EP Imaging Device and Transfer Station Employing the Method - A transfer station for toner transfer in an electrophotographic imaging device includes an endless transfer belt transported about an endless path through the imaging device, a transfer roll adjacent one surface of the transfer belt, and a backup roll adjacent an opposite surface of the transfer belt opposite from the transfer roll such that the transfer roll and backup roll form a transfer nip effecting transfer of toner. For the purpose of improved overtransfer performance, an outer layer of a thin polymer coating is applied to at least one of the transfer belt and the rolls so as to be located within the transfer nip with transfer of toner. The polymer layer has a thickness from about 5 μm to about 200 μm, surface resistivity from about 1E08 to about 1E12 Ohm/cm and breakdown strength greater than 500 V. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070001 | Steering Mechanism for Belt Unit - A belt unit includes a belt that is rotated, a belt comprising a rib formed on an inner periphery thereof, a plurality of supporting rollers configured to support the belt rotatably, a steering roller configured to contact with the inner periphery of the belt, a sensing roller configured to rotate in contact with the rib and a transmission configured to transmit a rotation of the sensing roller to the steering roller and configured to change an angle of the steering roller with respect to an axis of rotation of the belt. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070002 | Image forming apparatus - In the image forming apparatus, a developing unit and a fusing unit are arranged to horizontally face each other. A printing path between the developing unit and the fusing unit includes a downward slope to guide a printing medium immediately having passed through the transfer nip and an upward slope to guide the printing medium approaching the fusing nip. The fusing nip is located lower than the transfer nip, preventing pollution of a rear end of the printing medium. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070003 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus - A fixing device includes a flexible endless fixing member that travels in a prescribed direction and applies heat and melts a toner image, a pressure applying member that pressure contacts the fixing member and forms a nip for conveying a recording medium, and a resistance heat element secured inside an inner circumferential surface of the fixing member, which applies heat to the fixing member. The resistance heat element is arranged not to pressure contact the inner circumferential surface of the fixing member. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070004 | CYLINDRICAL HEATING ELEMENT AND FIXING DEVICE - A cylindrical heating element comprising a cylindrical member, a metallic pattern provided on at least one of outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical member, which is capable of generating heat by being electrified, and a ring-shaped electrode portion provided on at least one of the outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical member in at least one of end portions of the cylindrical member and connected to the metallic pattern in such a manner that the metallic pattern can be electrified through the electrode portion. A fixing device which passes a recording medium on which an unfixed toner image is held through a nip formed by a rotating member for heating and a rotating member for pressurizing which is pressed against the rotating member for heating to fix the toner image on the recording medium with heating under pressure, the rotating member for heating comprising the cylindrical heating element. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070005 | CYLINDRICAL HEATING ELEMENT AND FIXING DEVICE - A cylindrical heating element comprising a cylindrical member, and a metallic pattern provided on at least one of outer and inner circumferential surfaces of the cylindrical member, which is capable of generating heat by being electrified. A fixing device which passes a recording medium on which an unfixed toner image is held through a nip formed by a rotating member for heating and a rotating member for pressurizing which is pressed against the rotating member for heating to fix the toner image on the recording medium with heating under pressure, the rotating member for heating comprising the cylindrical heating element. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070006 | TEMPERATURE EQUALIZING ROLLER AND FIXING DEVICE - A temperature equalizing roller includes a metal pipe, a heat pipe that is located inside the metal pipe and has a thermal expansion coefficient higher than that of the metal pipe, and a joining layer. The joining layer lies between an outer peripheral surface of the heat pipe and an inner peripheral surface of the metal pipe, joins the outer peripheral surface of the heat pipe and the inner peripheral surface of the metal pipe, and has a higher thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of air. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070007 | CONVEYING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONVEYING SYSTEM - A conveying apparatus includes: a movable portion that performs an operation related to conveying an article to be conveyed when provided with a driving force; a first component that constitutes part of an exterior of the conveying apparatus, and is attachable and detachable with respect to the conveying apparatus; a second component that is openable and closable by a user in state where the first component is detached, through a space formed by the detached first component, and that operably exposes at least part of the movable portion to the user in an open state; and a drive controller that drives the movable portion in a case where the first component is detached and the second component is closed, and performs control to prevent at least part of the movable portion from being driven in a case where the first component is detached and the second component is open. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070008 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - A conveying device includes a support member that supports a conveyed medium; a rotation member that is rotated by a drive unit, the rotation member having a contact surface for contacting the conveyed medium supported by the support member to cause the conveyed medium to move on a rotation of the rotation member; a position-changing unit that changes a position of the support member in accordance with the rotation of the rotation member from a first position where the conveyed medium does not contact the contact surface to a second position where the conveyed medium contacts the contact surface; and a buffer mechanism that allows movement of the position-changing unit or the support member in a direction opposite to a direction of the position change of the support member from the first position to the second position caused by the position-changing unit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070009 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MEDIA TRAYS IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for managing media trays in an image production device is disclosed that may include determining if a media tray door is open, and if so, starting a timer, determining if a misfeed indication has been set, and if so, determining if the timer has reached a first predetermined value, and if it has not, determining if the media tray door has been closed, and if so, returning the image production device to a pre-media tray opening state. Otherwise, if it is determined that a misfeed indication has been set, determining if the timer has reached a second predetermined value, and if it has not, determining if the media tray door has been closed, and if so, returning the image production device to the pre-media tray opening state. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070010 | System and Method for Controlling a Multi-Drive Printing Press - A system and method are provided for controlling a printing press including a plurality of print units and, optionally, a folder. Each print unit has one or more cylinders, a motor for driving the cylinders; an encoder for providing a cylinder position signal, a controller coupled to the encoder, the motor, a bus which interconnects each of the controllers and an input port for designating the controller as either master or slave. Any one of the controllers is selectively set as a master controller and the remaining controllers are set as slave controllers. The master controller generates a control signal based on a signal from the input port and outputs the control signal to the motor via the output port and to the slave controllers via the bus. Each of the slave controllers outputs a signal on the respective output port based on the received control signal. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070011 | RIBBON CASSETTE - In one embodiment, a ribbon cassette includes two rows of spherical bumps extending between sidewalls of the cassette on both a floor and ceiling of the cassette and a pair of concentric arched retaining walls on both the floor and ceiling between an exit gate and the rows of bumps. In another embodiment, there is only one row of bumps and one retaining wall on the floor and ceiling. In another embodiment, the retaining walls are straight. The two rows and retaining walls, along with cassette sidewalls, form three distinct zones for densely packing the ribbon, unpacking the ribbon, and isolating the ribbon, resulting in less jamming with longer lengths of ribbon. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070012 | ONE-HAND LIPSTICK CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a one-hand lipstick container, which includes: a container main body having a cylinder stood at the center of a body and a center through-hole formed through the center of the cylinder; a container cover that is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the container main body and has an open inlet formed through the upper surface; a cover holder that is combined by a spiral with the outer side of the cylinder of the container main body in the container cover and vertically ascends/descends by rotational force of the container cover; a door that is hinged to the cover holder to open/close the upper portion of the cover holder, opens a passage when the cover holder descends, and closes the passage when the cover holder ascends; a lipstick housing that is combined by a spiral with the inner side of the center through-hole of the container main body in the cover holder, vertically ascends/descends by rotational force of the cover holder, and ascends/descends in the opposite directions to the ascent/descent directions of the cover holder; and an anti-rotation means that transmits the rotational force of the cover holder to the lipstick housing and vertically guides the lipstick housing to ascend/descend in the opposite directions to the ascent/descent directions of the cover holder. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070013 | STYLIZED WRITING INSTRUMENT - A stylized writing instrument which is shaped like a proprietary and/or familiar object. In general, embodiments of the invention include a housing shaped like the proprietary and/or familiar object, a writing element, and internal mechanisms provided within the housing for extending the writing element from, and retracting the writing tip into, the housing. The internal mechanisms may comprise a wide variety of actuation systems for extending and retracting the writing element, including a cam actuation assembly, an edge slide actuation assembly, a gravity actuation assembly, a pressure actuation assembly and a push button actuation assembly. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070014 | Applicator for Paint and Other Liquids - An applicator for the application of different liquids such paint, sun-tan lotion, adhesives and other decorative or functional coatings to a multitude of surfaces. The applicator has a liquid reservoir sized to held in a hand of a user, having a housing that retains a roller adjacent to the reservoir. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070015 | MOP HEAD AND METHOD OF MOPPING | 2011-03-24 |
20110070016 | WATER PUMP TOOTHBRUSH - A toothbrush for cleaning teeth includes a body defining an internal fluid reservoir, a plurality of bristles supported at a base portion by the body, a passage extending from the internal fluid reservoir to at least one opening adjacent the base portion of the plurality of bristles, and a manually operated pump disposed in fluid flow communication between the internal fluid reservoir and the passage for transferring fluid from the internal fluid reservoir to the at least one opening in the base portion between the bristles. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070017 | BICYCLE OPERATING UNIT CONNECTOR - A bicycle operating unit connector is provided with a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion. The first attachment portion includes a curved mounting surface with an opening that is detachably attached to an outwardly facing surface of a band part of a clamp portion of a brake operating unit by an adjustable connection for changing a relative position of the connector with respect to the clamp portion of the brake operating unit. The second attachment portion extends from the first attachment portion. The second attachment portion includes a hole that is configured to be detachably attached to a shift operating unit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070018 | SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING AN ACCESSORY TO VEHICLE INTERIOR - A system for attaching accessories to a vehicle interior is provided. The system includes a quick-release receptacle formed in such surfaces as a windshield visor. Accessories having a T-shaped quick-release connector may be quickly and easily attached and removed for mounting on various surfaces of the vehicle interior. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070019 | JOINT - A joint includes a first retaining base, a connecting rod, a positioning plate, and at least two elastic members. The connecting rod is movably connected to the first retaining base. The positioning plate is fixed to the connecting rod. The at least two elastic members are disposed between the first retaining base and the positioning plate. The at least two elastic members are arranged along a circumference of the connecting rod. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070020 | Heavy-Duty Drive Tube Coupling - A coupling is provided that comprises a base portion and an elongated portion. The elongated portion extends from the face of the base portion. The elongated portion further comprises at least one rib extending from the face of the base portion toward the distal end of the elongated portion. In some embodiments, the at least one rib further comprises at least one detent. In one embodiment, the elongated portion comprises a substantially square cross-section and four ribs evenly-spaced about the perimeter of the elongated portion. The elongated portion, including the ribs and any detents may be sized and shaped to provide a friction fit between the coupling and a drive tube when the elongated portion is inserted into the drive tube. In some embodiments, the base portion and the elongated portion may comprise a single, integral member. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070021 | Fixing device for an extension tube of an exercise device - A fixing device for an extension tube of an exercise includes an outer tube and an inner tube received in the outer tube, wherein the extension tube extends through the inner tube. A quick release device laterally mounted to an outer periphery of the outer tube. The quick release device extends through the outer tube and the inner tube to quickly fixing/releasing the extension tube when adjusting the stretching distance of the extension tube. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070022 | Apparatus and Method for Deploying a Vehicle Arresting Device - A system for deploying a vehicle arresting device ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070023 | Surface Compactor and Method of Operating a Surface Compactor - A method of operating a surface compactor is provided. The method may include supporting a base of the surface compactor on a surface. The method may also include generating a fluctuating vertical force on the base with a vibratory mechanism, which may include moving one or more weights of the vibratory mechanism with a drive system of the vibratory mechanism. Additionally, the method may include sensing a parameter of the operation of the vibratory mechanism that fluctuates in reaction to moving the one or more weights to generate the fluctuating vertical force. The method may also include automatically adjusting the operation of the vibratory mechanism to adjust the fluctuating vertical force based at least in part on the sensed parameter. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING POTHOLES AND THE LIKE - A vehicle mounted patching system for patching potholes and the like and incorporating method and apparatus for feeding materials used in patching operations as well as removing and flushing asphalt emulsion from the feed lines of the patcher vehicle to completely recycle the cleaning agent used to flush the feed lines after a patching operation, as well as preventing any external discharge of potentially toxic materials. Dry particulate is used to coat a pothole patch to permit immediate use. Rubber particulate impregnated with a fibrous material is used to assure bonding with the emulsion. A hydraulically-driven feeder feeds particulate into a pressurized conduit through a one-way air lock. A hydraulic pump provides mechanical power to the feeder and an air blower which pressurizes the conduit carrying the particulate to a dispensing head. A spray assembly is provided to spray fibrous material entering the feeder. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070025 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING POTHOLES AND THE LIKE - A vehicle mounted patching system for patching potholes and the like and incorporating method and apparatus for removing and flushing asphalt emulsion from the feed lines of the patcher which completely recycles the cleaning agent used to flush the feed lines, as well as eliminating any external discharge of potentially toxic materials. A cleaning agent is used to flush the feed lines. The emulsion is collected in a recovery tank and combined with fresh emulsion delivered from a storage tank when the collected emulsion reaches a given concentration. Electrical controls for operating both motors from a single power source employ arrays of cam-operated switches and a diode array polarized to prevent feedback of power from the power source to assure precision positioning of the multi-position valves to perform a given operation. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070026 | Methods and Systems to Maintain Accessibility and Integrity of Equipment Contained in Underground Housings - Disclosed herein are methods, devices and systems to maintain the accessibility and integrity of equipment contained in underground housings. The methods, devices and systems and methods of the present invention maintain the accessibility and integrity of equipment contained in underground housings by providing at least one barrier that prevents burrowing animals from off-loading displaced ground dirt or other debris into the space created by the underground housing. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070027 | System for draining land areas through the use of a venturi apparatus from a permeable catch basin - A principal catch basin defining a certain storage capacity, the catch basin situated below the level of the ground, having an upper level opening for receiving surface water drainage thereunto, and having side walls partially constructed of permeable geotextile fabric for allowing water flow into the permeable basin to serve as a collection for sub-surface drainage. The system would include the ability to automatically pump the drainage water out using the energy of a pressurized water system in conjunction with a venturi pump without the need of any electrical sensors or signals. In addition, there may be a plurality of collection basins which could be joined together as a system to pump the water from various locations through one transport line. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070028 | REVERSE OSMOSIS IRRIGATION - A plant watering device is disclosed. The device has a preferentially water permeable membrane arranged to separate a supply of water from a root system of a plant. The membrane is arranged to allow water to permeate to water the roots. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070029 | VESSEL WITH ABANDONING AND RECOVERING SYSTEM FOR PIPELINES, METHOD, AND USE OF SAID VESSEL AND SYSTEM | 2011-03-24 |
20110070030 | Laying and Protecting Cable into Existing Covering Surfaces - To construct an underground cable line in-situ, cut and immediately evacuate a void in the existing covering surface. Next, lay or apply cable(s) into the void. Then, flow a non-shrinking composition into a portion of the void around the cable to fill a portion of the void. Upon rigidification the cable is encased in the void by the non-shrinking composition. Last, apply a topping material to the exposed surface of the composition in such volume as to fill any remaining portion of the void. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070031 | SYSTEM FOR UNDERWATER COMPRESSED FLUID ENERGY STORAGE AND METHOD OF DEPLOYING SAME - A system and method for underwater compressed fluid energy storage include a compressed fluid storage system that comprises a fluid containment vessel positioned on a floor of a body of water, wherein the fluid containment vessel comprises sediment positioned therein to ballast the vessel on the floor. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070032 | UNDERWATER COMPRESSED FLUID ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A compressed fluid storage system includes a bi-directional compressor/expander (C/E) unit constructed to compress fluid during a first operational mode and allow expansion of fluid in a second operational mode, a fluid storage system positioned on a sea floor under a body of water, and a piping system positioned between the C/E unit and the fluid storage system and configured to pass fluid between the C/E unit and the fluid storage system. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070033 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING MICROPILES IN SOIL, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE ANCHORAGE OF ACTIVE ANCHORS - An equipment for constructing micropiles in soil, includes a drilling rod with a bit with at least one nozzle jetting fluid forward, and at least one nozzle jetting fluid substantially orthogonal; an element pulling a protective tube, not adhering to the rod. A corresponding method includes drilling with a drilling rod jetting liquid in front of the bit until reaching stable soil strata; drilling and injecting high-pressure grout with one or more lateral nozzles, while the drilling rod rotates; pulling the protective tube, the tube being inserted to the area of grout injection; when the required depth is reached, the proximal end of the drilling rod is anchored to a plate; when the grout is consolidated, traction is applied to the drilling rod if necessary. Grout is injected into the protective tube. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070034 | CORROSION-PROTECTED, SELF-DRILLING ANCHOR AND ANCHOR SUBUNIT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A corrosion-protected, self-drilling anchor and an anchor subunit and to a method for the production thereof is provided. A self-drilling anchor of the invention includes a number of anchor subunits, each with a hollow bar element, which are connected together by the formation of an axial bell butt joint to form a connected pull and pressure member. The first subunit t its end has a drill bit and the subunit is connected non-rotatably with its end to a drilling and injection device. It is provided according to the invention that each hollow bar element is surrounded by a sheathing except for its end sections and the annular gap between the sheathing and hollow bar element is grouted with a first corrosion protection compound. A coupler in the area of the bell butt joint fits tightly against the sheathings of the two hollow bar elements which are part of the bell butt joint. The hollow space between the coupler and hollow bar elements is filled with a second corrosion protection compound. A method of the invention provides for the prefabrication of a number of anchor subunits at the factory to drill these into the substrate at the site of the anchor to be produced and thereby for connecting them together with the formation of bell butt joints, whereby in the area of the bell butt joint a coupler fits tightly against the ends of two neighboring sheathings and the hollow space between the coupler and hollow bar element is filled with a second corrosion protection compound. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070035 | SELF DRILLING ROCK BOLTING - The present invention relates to self drilling rock bolting. In particular, the invention concerns both a drilling apparatus for rock bolting, and a rock bolt for use with the drilling apparatus. The drilling apparatus comprises within it a fluid injector having an upper part that mates with a self-drilling rock bolt for boring a hole. The injector includes three fluid inlets, three fluid outlets in the upper part, and three fluid conduits extending from respective inlets to respective outlets. The self drilling rock bolt comprises an elongate body having a leading end with a cutting tip, and around the tip a thread with a coarse pitch. The bolt also has a trailing end with an integral collar for fluid connection to a channel that extends axially through the body of the rock bolt to the leading end. Above the collar is a thread with a fine pitch. In other aspects the invention concerns a system comprising the drilling apparatus in combination with a rock bolt and a method for rock bolting using the system. The invention has application, but not exclusively, to rock bolting to stabilise the roof and walls of underground coal mines. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070036 | TWO-SHELL STRUCTURAL SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING PLANTABLE STEEP EMBANKMENTS FORMED FROM SEVERAL LAYERS - The invention relates to a two-shell structural unit and system of attaching the units to form an outer layer in the construction of a steep embankment formed from several layers, this outer layer being suitable for greening. The structural unit is formed by a front element, a spacer element, and a rear-wall element. The front and rear-wall elements have a flexurally rigid lattice structure. The rear-wall element is a planar element that is either a flat element or has a shape defined by a polygonal curve. The spacer element has a stepped form on at least one side and has mounts for frictional joints with geosynthetics. Connector pieces permit positive and frictional joining of the elements of the unit. The structural unit is intended for use as an independent support system to continuously resist horizontal loads exerted by a backfilled embankment. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070037 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070038 | CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL AND CUTTING METHOD USING THE SAME - A cutting insert provided with an upper surface, side surfaces, and cutting edges provided at portions at which the upper surface and the side surfaces intersect with each other. Each side surface has grooves reaching the upper surface so as to divide the cutting edge into small cutting edges. Projections are provided on the upper surface at positions to which the grooves extend. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070039 | Cutting Insert with Protrusions Formed at Corner Area Thereof - A cutting insert has an upper surface, a lower surface, a plurality of side surfaces connecting the upper surface and the lower surface and a central hole formed at a central portion thereof. The cutting insert has a flat seating surface formed on a highest level of the upper surface, a plurality of side cutting edge portions formed at intersections of the upper surface and the side surfaces, and a corner cutting edge portion formed at an intersection of two adjacent side cutting edge portions and having a cutting edge formed at a front end thereof. A land portion, a downward inclined surface, a corner bottom surface, a first protrusion, an upward inclined surface and the seating surface are formed on the corner cutting edge portion sequentially along a diagonal line directed from the cutting edge to the central hole. A pair of second protrusions are formed and disposed symmetrically on both sides of the diagonal line so that the corner bottom surface is surrounded by the downward inclined surface, the first protrusion, and the second protrusions, and the corner bottom surface has the smallest height and the seating surface has the largest height along the diagonal line. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070040 | Cutting Insert Having a Corner Recess - A cutting insert for a machining tool has a structure capable of effectively controlling chips generated on a work-piece. The cutting insert includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a plurality of side surfaces connecting the upper surface and the lower surface and a central hole formed at a central portion thereof. In the cutting insert, a seating surface is formed on a highest portion of the upper surface, a plurality of side cutting edge portions are formed at border portions of the upper surface and the side surfaces. Each side cutting edge portion has a side cutting edge formed at an upper end thereof and a corner cutting edge portion is formed at an intersection of two adjacent side cutting edge portions. The corner cutting edge portion has a cutting edge formed at a front end thereof, a land portion, a downward inclined surface, a corner bottom surface, a first upward inclined surface, a first protrusion, a second upward inclined surface, a second protrusion, an upward grooved surface and the seating surface sequentially formed along a diagonal line directed from the corner cutting edge toward the central hole. The corner bottom surface has the smallest height along the diagonal line. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070041 | DRILLING DEVICE WITH OIL SUPPLY UNIT - A drilling device having an oil supply tank disposed at a position where the oil supply tank is less likely to collide with surrounding objects. This device includes a fixing member ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070042 | ROTARY CUTTER - The object of the invention is to stably spray cutting fluid in a good mist form, when cutting fluid and air are supplied from the surrounding area and cutting fluid is sprayed in a mist form from the tip end section of a rotary cutting tool. The rotary cutter of the present invention sequentially feeds a mixture of cutting fluid and air through a supply pipe | 2011-03-24 |
20110070043 | DAMPENED SPINDLE CARTRIDGE AND SPINDLE ADAPTOR - A dampened spindle cartridge and a dampened spindle adaptor are provided for damping tool vibrations during operation of a machine tool. Damping media is arranged inside a cavity formed within the spindle adaptor or the spindle cartridge. The damping media may be a solid aggregate, such as steel shot or sand, or a viscous fluid, such as oil. The damping media attenuates and/or converts tool vibrations into friction and heat, thereby dissipating vibration energy generated during cutting operations performed by the machine tool and prevents reinforcement of the forced vibration. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070044 | Machine Tool - A machine tool for machining a workpiece with a tool moved relative to the workpiece is provided with a bed ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070045 | CARGO CONTAINER HANDLING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system and method for cargo handling is provided. The system includes a transport vehicle including a cargo bay capable of housing a plurality of cargo containers, and a loading dock for coupling to the cargo bay. The system also includes at least one railcar and pylons positioned along a floor of the cargo bay. A predetermined number of pylons are operable to elevate and lower a cargo container within the cargo bay. The present invention also provides a railcar for transporting cargo containers, as well as an apparatus for positioning at least one cargo container within a transport vehicle. The present invention also provides a system for aligning a loading dock and a transport vehicle that includes a mechanism for adjusting the height of the transport vehicle or loading dock, or a plurality of engagement members that are capable of aligning the loading dock and transport vehicle. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070046 | METAL PLATE MEMBER FIXATION DEVICE - A metal plate member fixation device includes a barrel for bonding to a mounting through hole of a first metal plate member, a lock screw bolt inserted through the barrel for threading into a screw hole of a second metal plate member to lock the first and second metal plate members together, a cap affixed to the head of the lock screw bolt for gripping, a spring member sleeved onto the shank of the lock screw bolt and stopped against the heat of the lock screw bolt, and a stop washer positioned in an annular inside locating groove in the barrel around the shank of the lock screw bolt and stopped against the other end of the spring member for allowing axial movement of the lock screw bolt relative to the barrel within a predetermined range and for stopping against one end of the thread of the lock screw bolt to prohibit escape of the lock screw bolt from the barrel. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070047 | Insert Kit and Installation Method - An insert ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070048 | CRIMPED CABLE BOLT HEAD AND ASSEMBLY - A mine roof cable bolt head has a drive head, a reinforcing collar and a crimp tube. The drive head is located at one end of the cable bolt head while the crimp tube is at the other end. The reinforcing collar is located between the two ends of the cable bolt head, adjoining the drive head. A hollow shaft passes through the length of the cable bolt head from end to end. A cable can be joined to the cable bolt head by using wedges. Once the cable is joined to the cable bolt head, the crimp tube is crimped down onto the cable to provide resistance to twist and to share some of the tensile load with the wedge joint. The reinforcing collar provides additional strength in the area of the wedge joint. The cable bolt head may be made of more than one pieces. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070049 | FASTENER - A fastener includes a barrel for fastening to a mounting through hole of a first metal plate member, a screw member inserted through the barrel for threading into a screw hole of a second metal plate member to joint the first and second metal plate members together, a cap molded on the screw member for holding the barrel temporarily on the inside by means of friction engagement between the barrel and the cap, a spring member sleeved onto the screw member and stopped between the shoulder of the screw member and an inside annular flange of the barrel, and a C-shaped retainer ring fastened to the shank of the screw member to prohibit falling of the screw member out of the barrel. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070050 | SCREW AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a screw used for connecting a hard disk drive cover to a steel plate and a method for manufacturing the same. In conventional joints, the tightening force gets weaker when the threaded portion is shorter then the length of the screw because there is an un-threaded portion below the full length of the screw. To solve such problems, a screw is provided which has a head formed on one end and a threaded portion formed on the outer circumferential surface of the other side, wherein the threaded portion has a uniform outer diameter, and an edge intersecting the axial direction is formed on the front end of the threaded portion. The manufacturing method comprises: forming a head by forging and cutting a wire-shape material; roll-forming a threaded portion with stationary and movable dies on the outer circumferential surface of a body with the head formed thereon; and cutting the threaded portion to a predetermined length with a cutting edge formed on the roll-formed, stationary and movable dies. Accordingly, when the screw is fastened to a low-height female threaded portion of a target object, the fastening action is facilitated and the defect rate is reduced to a minimum, and this provides improved productivity, lower costs and increased joint force. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070051 | FASTENER - A fastener includes a socket-engaging part and a securing part. The socket-engaging part has an external surrounding surface having at least one planar surface region and formed with grooves. Edges of the grooves and the planar surface region are disposed on an imaginary hexagonal prism, in a manner that the socket-engaging part can be sleeved in a hexagonal socket wrench. One of the edges of each groove contacts a respective one of inner surface portions of the hexagonal socket wrench, and the planar surface region contacts one of the inner surface portions of the hexagonal socket wrench when the hexagonal socket wrench is sleeved on and rotated to drive rotation of the socket-engaging part. An imaginary circumscribed cylinder of the external surrounding surface has a diameter slightly shorter than that of a receiving hole of a spline socket wrench, so that the socket-engaging part can be sleeved in and driven to rotate by the spline socket wrench. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070052 | Nut Assembly and Method for the Production the Same - A nut assembly comprised of a nut body ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070053 | UNIVERSAL SAFETY END CAP - A universal safety end cap includes a body, provided therein with a receiving portion. The receiving portion has a plurality of segments of different diameters and lengths. The segments are such arranged that the segment having the least diameter is closest to a close end of the receiving portion while the segment having the greatest diameter is farthest from the close end and open to an open end of the receiving portion, so that the receiving portion is capable of fittingly receiving sharp ends of different specifications therein. The universal safety end cap, when removably mounted around a sharp end of a steel bar, a steel rod, an iron component, an aluminum component, a preformed stick-shaped material, a mechanical device, furniture, or a public facility, helps to protect relevant workers or the public from accidents and secure their priceless life. The end cap can also incorporate esthetic design for decoration. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070054 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING TUBULARS - An apparatus for use in delivering tubulars to an elevated work area is described. A slideway for receiving a tubular is mounted on the leading end of an extendable carriage. The opposing end of the carriage is pivotally fixed to a frame assembly. Extension of the carriage drives the leading end towards a work area. A carriage support ramp receives the leading end of the carriage as it is extended, and guides the leading end towards the elevated work area for discharge of the tubular from the slideway. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070055 | LOAD PORT APPARATUS AND DUST EXHAUST METHOD FOR LOAD PORT APPARATUS - In a load port apparatus, a door driving mechanism that supports a door through a communication opening portion leading to a mini-environment is housed in a housing chamber that is in communication with the mini-environment through the communication opening portion. Exhaust opening portions are provided in the upper portion of a wall of the housing chamber that is opposed to the communication opening portion and a bottom wall of the housing chamber. Thus, gas passages from the mini-environment to the housing chamber and then to the external space are formed. Thus, dust in the load port apparatus is removed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070056 | HIGH ACCURACY TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR INTACT FILLING - A transfer system including at least one base structure having at least one fixture retaining member disposed along a length thereof. Each of the at least one fixture retaining members is configured to detachably secure a fixture thereon. A transfer carriage is configured to transport at least one fixture from a first position wherein each fixture is detachably secured to one of the at least one fixture retaining members of the at least one base structure to a second position wherein each fixture is detachably secured to another fixture retaining member of the same base structure. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070057 | VEHICLE WHEELCHAIR LIFT - The present invention provides a compact wheelchair lift mechanism useable within a relatively small vehicle cabin space, such as a pickup truck with an extended cabin. The wheelchair lift includes a lateral actuator and a vertical actuator that cooperate to move a wheelchair support laterally in and out of a vehicle cabin and vertically between the cabin floor and the ground. The vehicle includes a lowered floor for expanding the vertical opening available to the lift, wheelchair, and vehicle occupant. The lift is positioned within the vehicle cabin such that no loss of seating capacity results from the installation of the lift. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070058 | Magnetic Lifting Assembly - A magnetic lifting assembly for a fork lift vehicle auxiliary implement, the vehicle having a pair of laterally spaced lift tines, the magnetic lifting assembly comprising a cross beam; lateral tine receiving means fixedly attached to the cross beam's lateral end, the lateral tine receiving means being adapted for receiving one of the fork lift vehicle's lift tines; oppositely lateral tine receiving means fixedly attached to the cross beam's oppositely lateral end, the oppositely lateral tine receiving means being adapted for receiving the fork lift vehicle's other lift tine; a permanent magnet fixedly attached to the cross beam, the permanent magnet emanating a magnetic field downwardly from the cross beam; and magnetic strength varying means connected operatively to the permanent magnet, the magnetic strength varying means being adapted for alternatively increasing and decreasing the strength of the downwardly emanated magnetic field. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070059 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR THE IN-LINE INVERTING, TRANSFERRING AND FILLING OF LAB ANIMAL CONTAINMENT DEVICES IN AREAS WHERE THEY ARE WASHED - The present invention concerns an automated system for handling trays for containing animals in a lab animal room, and particularly for inverting the trays when they emerge from the tunnel washer. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070060 | LIMITING PLATE SHIFTING WITHIN A PLATE PALLET - An apparatus for aligning and inserting a plate stack ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROTATING ARTICLES ON A PALLET - An apparatus and method for rotating articles stored on a pallet without rotating the entire pallet. The turntable of the present invention is located on the pallet or integrated into the top surface of the pallet. By rotating the pallet within the rack, the articles thereon may be loaded and unloaded from a position directly in front of the picker. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070062 | TRANSPORT CONTAINER - A transport container inside an insulating shell is described. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070063 | Pressure Regulation Circuit for Turbine Generators - A pressure regulation circuit delivers pressurized fluid into a generator. The circuit includes pressure regulator structure and a primary valve. The pressure regulator structure outputs pressurized fluid at a predetermined output pressure that is greater than a desired operating pressure of the generator and less than a predetermined upper alarm pressure. The primary valve is downstream from the pressure regulator structure and is selectively opened and closed by a controller based on the pressure within the generator. The controller opens the primary valve to allow the pressurized fluid outputted from the pressure regulator structure to flow into the generator upon the pressure within the generator being at or below a predetermined lower limit. The controller closes the primary valve to prevent the pressurized fluid outputted from the pressure regulator structure from flowing into the generator upon the pressure within the generator being at or above a predetermined upper limit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070064 | System and Method for Accommodating Changing Resource Conditions for a Steam Turbine - A system and method for configuring a steam turbine to accommodate changing resource conditions, such as may be encountered with geothermal wells. A plurality of sets of nozzle/blade assemblies are provided for installation in a diaphragm structure and on a rotor, respectively. As the condition of steam provided to the turbine changes, a different set of nozzle/blade assemblies may be installed to maintain a preferred thermodynamic efficiency for the turbine. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070065 | Wind energy device with increased wind speed feature - Wind energy device is composed of an enlarged main shroud structure with flare feature to capture more on-coming wind energy, and with wind flow swirling vane feature to force the captured wind flow to rotate. A multiple stage coaxial counter rotating fan system with duct feature is attached to the main shroud to boost the wind flow energy captured by the main shroud to increase the air power passing through the fan system. The coaxial counter rotating fan's rotating direction is opposite to the captured wind flow rotating one forced by the wind flow swirling vanes for higher fan efficiency. A multiple blade supply windmill with shroud feature is mounted to the coaxial counter rotating fan system to capture and convert on-coming wind energy and supply the power to drive the coaxial counter rotating fan system to achieve inputting more energy into the wind flow captured by the main shroud through the fan system. A multiple blade main windmill at the coaxial counter rotating fan system's outlet place will capture and convert the boosted air power into mechanical energy to drive an electrical generator at the front of the device through a drive shaft passing through the coaxial counter rotating fan system. Multiple stage coaxial counter rotating fan system is an efficient approach to increase air flow energy passing through the system. The boosted air power through the coaxial counter rotating fan system will significantly increase the wind kinetic energy capacity that will well offset the cost for the components added, then generate low cost wind powered electricity. | 2011-03-24 |