21st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 18 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090127757 | Damping device particularly for vehicle suspensions - A damping device, particularly for vehicle suspensions, the vehicles being of the type that comprises a chassis to which at least one fork, adapted to accommodate rotatably a wheel, is articulated. At least one shock-absorbing element with viscoelastic behavior is interposed between the chassis and the fork. The damping device comprises a block made of a material that can be deformed, substantially in an elastic manner, and is interposed between the chassis and the fork, in a configuration for intercepting the stroke of the fork with respect to the chassis, if the stroke of the fork exceeds a limit value that is preset by the constructive characteristics of the vehicle. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127758 | Toy rifle backlash vibration structure - A toy rifle (air soft rifle, BB-rifle) backlash vibration structure is disclosed formed of a receiver extension, a weight, a reaction spring and a buttcap spacer The weight has a front extension inserted through the frame of the toy riffle and connected to the rear end of the piston spring at the rear side of the piston so that the component parts of the backlash vibration structure doe not touch the piston during movement of the piston. The buttcap spacer is detachably fastened to the rear side of the receiver extension and mounted with an adjustment screw rod that is rotatable relative to the buttcap spacer to adjust the level of the backlash vibration from zero to the maximum. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127759 | INSULATOR FOR A VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A wheel suspension system for a vehicle includes a mounting base and a striking base spaced from each other and moveable relative to each other along an arced line of motion. An insulator is coupled to and extends from the mounting base. The insulator is formed of an elastomeric material for compression between the mounting base and the striking base when the striking base contacts the insulator during movement of the mounting base and the striking base relative to each other. The insulator is compressed along the arced line of motion between the mounting base and the striking base. The insulator includes an impact portion extending at an acute angle relative to the base plane for distributing compressive forces within the insulator as the insulator is compressed along the arced line of motion. The distribution of the compressive forces within the insulator increases the durability and reliability of the insulator. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127760 | HOLDING DEVICE FOR HOLDING WORKPIECES AND VACUUM DEPOSITION APPARATUS USING SAME - A holding device for workpieces, is provided. The holding device includes a holder and a suction device. The holder has a chamber, a top panel and a plurality of through holes defined in the top panel. The through holes are in communication with the chamber. The top panel is configured for supporting the workpieces over the respective through holes. The suction device is coupled to the chamber and is configured for pumping out air in the chamber, such that an atmospheric pressure of the chamber is lower than that of an exterior of the chamber, thereby holding the workpieces. A vacuum deposition apparatus using the holding device is also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127761 | Spacing Device Secured Against Extraction - The present invention relates to a device for temporarily spacing an opening element with respect to a fixed element of a motor vehicle body, comprising, on the one hand, a fastening plate and, on the other hand, a stop element adapted to serve as a bearing support for the opening element, where the fastening plate is designed so as to engage with a wall of the fixed element, thereby blocking the spacing device in at least one direction, and in that said device has at least a second fastening point situated at a distance from the fastening plate and designed so as also to engage with a wall of the fixed element, thereby providing retention at least in the additional direction or directions. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127762 | WORK RESTS FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECE IN A MACHINING UNIT AND MACHINING UNITS CONTAINING SUCH WORK RESTS - Workpiece rests are disclosed, for holding workpieces in machining systems which machine the workpieces using a cutting beam, e.g., a laser beam. A workpiece rest includes a frame, a plurality of rest elements which are arranged adjacent to one another in the frame so as to support the workpiece, and a supporting element attached to at least one of the rest elements. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127763 | Sectioned tabloid printing press and method - A method for making a tabloid printed product is provided. At least one first web of material is printed, the at least one first web of material is slit to define a first ribbon bundle and a second ribbon bundle. The first ribbon bundle is then folded longitudinally. The first ribbon bundle is cut into defined lengths. The second ribbon bundle is cut unfolded into the defined lengths. The first and second ribbon bundles are combined with the first ribbon bundles being folded and the second ribbon bundles being unfolded. The second ribbon bundle is longitudinally folded over the first folded bundle after the combining step to form a sectioned tabloid newspaper. Tabloid printing presses are also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127764 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Typical structures of a sheet processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes:
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20090127765 | BOOKBINDING SYSTEM - A bookbinding system to produce booklets, including: an image forming section; a first conveyance route of the sheet carrying the image; a sheet storing section which stores sheets on which no image is going to be formed; a second conveyance route to connect the sheet storing section and the first conveyance route; a notching section which forms notches on edges of the sheets; and a bookbinding section which accumulates the sheets to form a sheet bundle, and adhere a cover sheet to the sheet bundle to become a booklet, wherein the image forming section is placed upstream of a merging point of the first and second conveyance routes, with respect to a sheet conveyance direction of the first conveyance route, wherein the notching section is placed downstream of the merging point; and the bookbinding section is placed downstream of the notching section, with respect to the sheet conveyance direction. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127766 | Medium transportation apparatus, image reading apparatus, and multifunction product - A medium transportation apparatus is provided with a medium placing unit having a placing surface for placing a medium. The medium placing unit includes a first flat surface portion and a second flat surface portion on the placing surface. The second flat surface portion is formed on an upstream side with respect to the first flat surface portion in a medium transportation direction. The first flat surface portion and the second flat surface portion are situated on different planes. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127767 | HIGH CAPACITY TANDEM STACK SHUTTLE FEEDER MODULE - A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a stack of sheets in a direction of movement to a process station, including: an elevator tray for holding stacks of sheets; a feed head for picking up a sheet from the stack of sheets when a vacuum force; air knife for blowing air between individual sheets in the stack of sheets, the sheet feeding apparatus having a first mode of operation for feeding a single stack of sheets from the sheet tray and a second mode of operation for feeding first stack of sheets and a second stack of sheets from the elevator tray. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127768 | SHEET SEPARATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING STACKED SHEETS - A sheet separating device includes: an air blowing unit that is configured to blow air toward a side face of stacked sheets being stacked with a plurality of sheets to separate the sheets by forming an air layer between the sheets; and a sheet pressing unit that is configured to apply a pressing force on the uppermost sheet in the stacked sheets while the uppermost sheet is separated from other sheets, the pressing force having a downward component and a component in a direction along the uppermost sheet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127769 | Page separators to aid page turning - The present sheet separation technique provides easy means to separate thin sheets of paper. Slight bulges of various forms that do not nest together with adjacent sheets are formed in the sheets so that each sheet stands slightly free from its neighbors at or near such bulges so long as a sheet is not weighted down significantly. When weighted significantly, such as by numerous overlying pages, the sheet becomes flat as in the usual present form not having such features. In a preferred form, parts of at least some of the bulges extend to, or near, one or more edge locations. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127770 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING MEDIUM STORAGE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR STORING PRINTING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a printing medium storage apparatus, a printing apparatus, and a method for storing printing medium which prevent wrinkles and curl of a printing medium while preventing limitation of use according to the size of the printing medium. The printing apparatus performs printing on a sheet, and has a discharging port formed for discharging a sheet on which printing was performed, and a sheet storage apparatus which stores a printing medium on which printing was performed. The printing apparatus includes a sheet support surface which supports a sheet discharged from the discharging port, and a sheet pressing member which presses the sheet against the sheet support surface. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127771 | SHEET STACKING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet stacking device includes a liftable/lowerable sheet stacking portion on which sheets to be ejected are stackable. The sheet stacking portion moves downward as an amount of stacked sheets increases. The sheet stacking device includes a movable member disposed below the sheet stacking portion with a space therebetween, and a detecting portion configured to output a signal in accordance with a position of the movable member. Ejection of the sheet to the sheet stacking portion is stopped on the basis of the signal output from the detecting portion in accordance with downward movement of the movable member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127772 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Typical configurations of a sheet stacking apparatus, a sheet processing apparatus, and an image forming apparatus according to the present invention includes a discharging unit which discharges a sheet; a stacking member which stacks a discharged sheet; and a holding unit which is movably disposed along a stacking surface of the stacking member and holds an upstream end in the discharging direction of a stacked sheet, wherein the holding unit is moved according to changes in the upstream end position of the sheet in the discharging direction. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127773 | SHEET ALIGNING APPARATUS - In a sheet aligning apparatus, a pair of sheet aligning members stops at three positions such that when a sheet aligning operation is not conducted, the pair of sheet aligning members is stopped at the first position of an upper level so as not to come in contact with sheets discharged from a discharging section, when the sorting section shifts for sorting, the pair of sheet aligning members is stopped at the second position of a middle level lower than the first position so as not to come in contact with sheets stacked on the tray, and when a sheet aligning operation is conducted, the pair of sheet aligning members is stopped at the third position of a lower level so as to come in contact with the top surface of the tray or the upper surface of the sheets stacked on the tray. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127774 | FEEDER - There is equipped with a forward and reverse winder ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127775 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A sheet position detecting portion which detects a position of the sheet in which the image is formed by the image forming portion, a control portion which controls a motion of the inverting portion, and a sheet post-processing apparatus which is connected to the image forming portion and receives the sheet discharged from the discharging portion so as to apply an post-processing, and the control portion can change the motion of the inverting portion based on a detected information of the sheet position detecting portion, in such a manner that an interval time of the continuous sheets becomes equal to or more than a sheet interval time which the sheet post-processing apparatus can receive the sheet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127776 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a recording head, a transport belt, a pressure device, a sheet detection device, an ejection/transport device, and a control device. The control device controls generating a first stop timing of the sheet transportation by the transport belt, at which first stop timing the transfer belt stops transporting the sheet, and that controls a predetermined delay time after which a second stop timing is generated, at which second stop timing the ejection/transport device stops transporting the sheet, and that shortens the delay time after the sheet detection device detects a trailing edge of the sheet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127777 | SHEET FEED MECHANISM OF PRINTER, AND PRINTER - A sheet feed mechanism of a printer includes a sheet feed roller arranged so as to be rotatable about an axis in a direction orthogonal to a sheet conveying direction in plan view such that its apex is made to face a sheet conveying path on the downstream side in the sheet conveying direction, a sheet pressure-contact member arranged to be capable of pressing a sheet against the sheet feed roller, and a sheet trailing end guide portion having a guide surface which gradually guides a trailing end of the sheet released from abutment on the sheet feed roller toward the downstream in the sheet conveying direction. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127778 | SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A stacker includes a sheet discharging portion constituted by a discharging belt and an extension roller that is in contact with the discharging belt. The position of the extension roller is changeable along the discharging belt. This means that, in the stacker, the position from which a sheet is discharged is changeable to a desired position in accordance with the sheet length by changing the position of the extension roller. Therefore, it is possible to stack sheets at a desired position on stacker trays, enabling the user to easily carry the stacked sheets from the stacker. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127779 | SEAL CARD GAME WITHOUT EARLY BONUS ROUND ELIMINATION - A system for playing a game of chance includes a plurality of playing cards, each of the playing cards displaying game symbols thereon. At least some of the plurality of playing cards display an eligible game symbol for participation in bonus levels of play. A master game card is provided for use in conjunction with the playing cards. The master game card includes a plurality of playing areas, each playing area representing a playing level. In each playing area, one or more of the eligible game symbols are included as a bonus level game symbol for the respective level of play. In each successive level of play, more of the eligible game symbols are identified as bonus level game symbols. Cover members conceal the bonus level game symbols prior to play. By opening one of the cover members at each level in turn, a winning one of the eligible game symbols is revealed. By including all of the eligible game symbols from the previous level, players are not aware of being eliminated until the final level of play is reached, thereby maintaining interest in the game. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127781 | Gavel action - At least 2 gavels (FIG. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127782 | Gavel action - At least 2 gavels (FIG. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127783 | SHIFTABLE CUBIC PUZZLE WITH SUPERIMPOSED SLIDABLE ELEMENTS - A cubic puzzle improves on the Rubik's Cube by adding slidable elements to exterior surfaces of the cube. The improved cubic puzzle has a plurality of cubic elements connected to an interior central element, the cubic elements of each of the six surfaces of the cube being grouped into six rotatable groups of cubic elements that can be rotatably shifted relative to the central element about one of the three orthogonal axes of the cubic puzzle. The cubic puzzle further includes a plurality of slidable elements slidably disposed on exterior faces of the cubic elements. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127784 | KEYED ACCESS TO HOLLOW THREE-DIMENSIONAL PUZZLES - A three-dimensional puzzle such as, for example, a spherical puzzle, has shiftable, and optionally also slidable, puzzle elements that are arranged to enclose a hollow center. The enclosed hollow center defines a secret compartment for optionally containing a prize or other object. The secret compartment can be accessed by manipulating the puzzle elements to match a predetermined (and optionally reprogrammable) pattern that unlocks the puzzle to thus provide access to the secret compartment. A set of keys and corresponding keyways on certain puzzle elements provides the requisite interlocking of elements. Only when the keys are properly aligned with respective keyways can the puzzle be opened to reveal the interior compartment. This puzzle can be a coreless-type puzzle or a puzzle having an inner center element. The puzzle can be spherical, polyhedral or odd-shaped provided there is a suitable opening path for engagement of keys and keyways. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127785 | Puzzle - The present invention relates to a puzzle and a method of assembling a puzzle from a plurality of planar puzzle pieces. More particularly, the invention relates to a puzzle having pieces which, when stacked upon each other on completion of the puzzle, define in relief a recognisable image (e.g. of a building or a character). The puzzle comprises a plurality of inter-engaging pieces, wherein: each puzzle piece has on a planar surface thereof a part of an image which is shown as a whole once the puzzle pieces are assembled together in a completed planar jigsaw puzzle; each puzzle piece has a first edge of a first shaped profile; and when the puzzle pieces are removed from the completed planar jigsaw puzzle in a pre-determined sequence related to positioning of the puzzle pieces in the completed planar jigsaw puzzle and stacked in the predetermined sequence then the first edges of the stacked puzzle pieces together define in relief a recognisable image on a first side of the stack. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127786 | Buy, license or litigate - a game of patent strategy - This invention is directed to a game of patents in which patents are bought, licensed and/or litigated to create profitable businesses. More specifically, patents are used by the players to build one or more technologies into a business. The player with the most profitable business at the end of the game is the winner. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127787 | Dual game with chess - A game set for use in a combination of a chess game and a card game. This combination game provides a more challenging game not achievable by playing only the chess game or only the card game. The cards in the card game are laid on the chessboard face down and both games are played simultaneously with some changes made to make the two games adoptable to each other without departing too much from the known rules of the game. Two players take alternate turn on the chess game. A capture of a chess piece or a landing of a chess piece at a designated square and territory on the chessboard triggers an action on the card game. The game ends with a checkmate, a draw, or when a certain points are garnished by a player on the card game. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127788 | Game of Chance and a Method of Awarding a Bonus Prize in a Game of Chance - A method of playing a game of chance, such as poker, using a plurality of cards, the game having a bonus feature, the method including the steps of: (a) designating one or more of the cards as a bonus trigger; (b) dealing one or more cards to each player's hand; (c) evaluating each player's hand to determine if it is a winning hand; (d) determining if the or each winning hand is participating in the bonus feature; (e) determining if any winning hand includes a bonus card; (f) awarding a bonus to the or each winning hand which was participating in the bonus feature and which includes a bonus card. Players can elect to participate in the bonus feature by placing a side bet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127789 | LIQUID PROJECTILE SHOOTING DEVICE AND GAME - A free-standing device for launching a liquid projectile is described. The device comprisies a body, a fluid resejvoir supported by the body, and a liquid projectile launching mechanism supported by the body and in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127790 | Electronic target device - A electronic target device comprises two dielectric sheets, two conductive layers formed on one surface of the dielectric sheets and defining a plurality of contact regions, a plurality of leading wires located on the other surfaces of the dielectric sheets and penetrate the dielectric sheets to connect the contact regions respectively, and a plurality of dielectric grains distributed over the contact regions. A target housing which the dielectric sheets are installed therein with a target member and the opposite ends of the leading wires connect to a circuit board which set in the housing for the shooting practice and competition. When ammo or pellets hit on the target member, one of the dielectric sheets abutting the target member is pressed to touch the other dielectric sheet for the conductive layers electrical connecting each other and produce a target-hit signal for transmitting to the circuit board registered and shown accumulated score. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127791 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTATING MEMBER - A seal assembly seals a gap between a fixed member and a rotating member housed therein, to prevent flow of oil from a first environment to a second environment of the gap. The assembly includes a first ring fitted to the rotating member, a second ring fitted to the fixed member, an elastically deformable seal attached to the second ring and comprising a first lip cooperating in a fluid-tight manner with a first mating portion of the first ring, and a spiral groove on the first lip to generate, during rotation of the rotating member, a fluid-dynamic pumping action to pump oil from a sealing area to the first environment. A second lip of the seal forms a contact seal with a second mating portion of the first ring when the rotating member is stopped, and a configuration detached from the second mating portion during rotation of the rotating member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127792 | MECHANICAL SEAL - A mechanical seal includes an elastomeric member, a spring biasing device, a longitudinally floating first member, a longitudinally non-floating second member and a longitudinally floating seal face. The elastomeric member is in a sealing engagement with the seal face. The first and second members and the spring biasing device are longitudinally positioned between the seal face and the second member. The first member and the second member are longitudinally restrained and rotationally coupled by at least one substantially male radially protruding portion in one of the members engaging in at least one substantially female portion in the other member of the two members. The first and second members are arranged for a sealing engagement with the seal face in a single seal utilizing the elastomeric member, or with the seal face and an additional seal face in a double seal utilizing an additional elastomeric member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127793 | Upset resistant mechanical seal - A mechanical seal face has a significant increase in the ability of the seal to tolerate poor lubrication conditions such as dry running. The mechanical seal employs a thin, non-corrugated flat sheet of flexible thermally conductive graphite material placed between one of the mechanical seal faces and a metal surface such as a metal surface defined by a shaft sleeve or gland serving as a seal ring holder. The graphite sheet is located axially between a back face of the more thermally conductive mechanical seal ring and the metal face holder part. The conductive seal face material preferably is a ceramic or cermet material such as silicon carbide, tungsten carbide, silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, or a metallic material such as stainless steel. Fluid pressure and spring forces are used to create a compressive load between the seal face, graphite sheet, and metal part to maximize continuous contact between the opposed faces of these parts and the opposite sides of the graphite sheet, and heat buildup at contacting seal faces flows away therefrom to the metal part through the thermally conductive sheet. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127794 | MAGNETIC FLUID SEAL WITH PRECISE CONTROL OF FLUID VOLUME AT EACH SEAL STAGE - A magnetic fluid seal includes a pole ring having an inner diameter, a rotatable shaft having an outer diameter, the rotatable shaft configured to extend along the inner diameter of the pole ring between an atmosphere side and vacuum side, at least one magnet coupled to the pole ring, the at least one magnet configured to emit a magnetic field having a strength and a shape, and grooves formed on either the inner diameter of the pole ring or the outer diameter of the shaft, the grooves capable of containing ferromagnetic fluid. The ferromagnetic fluid contained the grooves varies so as to improve the performance of the magnetic fluid seal. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127795 | NON-CONTACT LABYRINTH SEAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A non-contact labyrinth seal assembly, bearing assembly therewith, and method of construction thereof, has an outer rigid carrier and an inner sleeve. The carrier has an outer cylindrical flange and a radially inwardly extending leg and the sleeve has a cylindrical wall and a radially outwardly extending flange. A body is attached to at least one of the leg and the flange, wherein the body provides, at least in part, a purely non-contact labyrinth passage extending between the carrier and the sleeve. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127796 | Sealing device - To improve sealing performance by a labyrinth to inhibit entry of dust, a sealing device ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127797 | Sealing device - To prevent deterioration of sealing ability during installation of a second seal ring, facilitate parting of a first seal ring from a mold, and enhance degree of freedom of setting the thickness of a seal lip, a sealing device has a first seal ring ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127798 | Sealing apparatus having circulating channel for wire cutting machine - The present invention discloses a sealing apparatus having a circulating channel for a wire cutting machine, and the sealing apparatus includes a channel at the position of a lower arm in the fluid tank for injecting a liquid, a sealing O-ring installed at the sealing apparatus for preventing a leak of liquid, such that a circulating channel is formed around the periphery of the lower arm. The liquid is injected through an injecting inlet into the circulating channel such that the centrifugal force produced by the whirling flow can wash away the debrises attached on the lower arm, and discharge the debrises from a discharge opening to the outside. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127799 | SEAL STRUCTURE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A seal structure is provided for an internal combustion engine. The seal structure can include a main seal link, at least one fastener seal connected to the main seal link and adapted to surround at least a portion of a crankcase fastener hole, and an enlarged bearing seal operatively connected to the fastener seal and adapted to be in sealing abutment with at least a portion of an outer race of a bearing. The engine can include a crankcase formed of a first section and a second section retained together with the seal structure located therebetween for providing a seal for the crankcase. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127800 | Crankcase seal for air-cooled engines - An improved crankcase seal for air-cooled engines, such as the type utilized in aircraft and automobiles, comprises a groove cut into the planar mating surface of one of the crankcase component halves and a generally compressible sealing member disposed in the groove such that when the two crankcase halves are joined together the sealing member is disposed therebetween to seal the mating surface interface. Preferably, the groove is machine cut into the mating surface with a CNC machine and is provided with a pair of opposing upper edges that are spaced apart a distance less than the width of the sealing member such that the sealing member is securely held in the groove during assembly of the crankcase. In one configuration, the groove has a dovetail profile and the sealing member has a circular cross-section. The crankcase seal is particularly beneficial for horizontally opposed aircraft engines and the like. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127801 | ENHANCED PROPERTY METAL POLYMER COMPOSITE - The invention relates to product categories using a metal polymer composite having properties that are enhanced or increased in the composite. Such properties include color, magnetism, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, density, improved malleability and ductility and thermoplastic or injection molding properties. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127802 | TWO PART GROMMET WITH HARD PLASTIC LOCKING PRONGS - A grommet for sealing a cable to a panel opening includes a hard plastic part formed with curved locking prongs projecting at an angle from the perimeter of a main piece is molded to a soft elastomeric second part having a boot portion to receive the cable and a perimeter flange. The prongs lock to the panel upon being fully inserted into the panel opening. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127803 | Pipe Coupling Adapted for Sealing the End of a Pipe - The present invention relates to a sealing member for use in a pipe coupling assembly and, in particular, to a sealing member for sealing the end of a pipe having an exposed metal surface at its end, such as pipes comprising an internal metal sheath which is lined internally and externally with plastic. The sealing member includes a pipe receiving portion adapted to receive the end of the pipe to thereby prevent contact between the end of the pipe and fluid travelling through the pipe. The sealing member may be used in standard pipe couplings, or is preferably incorporated into a coupling having a deformable gripping member whereby upon tightening of the coupling assembly nut, the gripping member urges against the pipe both radially and longitudinally to thereby simultaneously grip the pipe and urge the pipe end within the pipe receiving portion. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127804 | GENERAL PURPOSE FLUID-TIGHT GASKET - General-purpose fluid-tight gasket which allows the coupling between pipes in a fluid-tight manner, and which can be used for a wide range of different diameters of pipes. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127805 | Assembly for Sealing a Component and Method - An assembly is provided that has a first component at least partially defining a first generally tubular cavity or channel. A barrier layer is embedded within the first component to separate the first component into an inner layer and an outer layer. The first component has a terminal end at which the barrier layer is exposed to the first cavity. A second component at least partially defines a second cavity. The second component is positioned with respect to the first component such that the first cavity is in communication with the second cavity. A seal is used to seal the second component to the first component substantially at the barrier layer. The barrier layer and the seal thereby block at least some of the first component from permeation from the first cavity. A method is also provided. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127806 | LOW-LEAKAGE SEAL SYSTEM FOR PIVOT DOOR TYPE THRUST REVERSER - A low-leakage seal system for a pivot door type thrust reverser comprises a forward seal, an aft seal, and a pair of seal stops. The forward seal is attached to a forward portion of a thrust reverser. The aft seal is attached to an aft portion of the pivot door. The seal stops are attached to opposing sides of the pivot door and each seal stop couples with a pivot door hinge pin. Each seal stop includes a forward tab and an aft tab. The forward tabs of the seal stops make flush contact with the forward seal and the aft tabs make flush contact with the aft seal such that a continuous seal is formed between the pivot door and the fixed structure of the thrust reverser when the pivot door is stowed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127807 | Mobilized beach trolley - A selectively configurable trolley for transporting articles across a given terrain includes a housing having a top platform and sides that at least partially define an enclosure for mounting internal operating components therein. One or more roller bearings are disposed within the housing and all configured to rotatingly support a drive belt. A handle is attached to the housing for pushing or pulling the trolley and a guide roller is disposed at a proximal end of the housing and is angled relative to the roller bearings to facilitate rotation of the belt therearound. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127808 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A CART, AND METHOD - A cart having a frame for conveying cargo. The cart includes at least one brake assembly mounted within the frame of the cart. The brake assembly is configured to provide braking by engaging and disengaging a rear wheel axle. The cart further includes a control mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage the brake assembly by rotation of a cart handle. In addition, the cart includes a brake release device configured to disengage the brake assembly when carts are nested. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127809 | ROLL OUT CART - A roll-out cart includes a bottom wall having front, rear and side walls extending upwardly to define an upper interior. The rear wall is taller than the front wall and each of the side walls has an upper edge angled downwardly from the rear wall to the front wall. At least one support extends upwardly and rearwardly from an upper end of the rear wall to a handle. A base portion extending downwardly from the bottom wall includes a plurality of base walls including side portions each having corrugated portions below the side walls. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127810 | Stroller Assembly and Handle - A stroller assembly has a frame assembly with a front and a back. The stroller assembly also has a handle coupled to the frame assembly and positioned near the back of the frame assembly. The handle has a central section between a pair of side sections and the side sections extending further rearward than the central section relative to the back of the frame assembly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127811 | STEERING ASSEMBLY - A steering assembly according to the present invention includes connection parts that are formed in a mounting plate body and fixed to a steering wheel module. Accordingly, when the mounting plate assembly is fixed to a steering wheel module, it is possible to attach or detach the mounting plate assembly to or from the steering wheel module. As a result, it is possible to quickly assemble the mounting plate assembly and the steering wheel module. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127812 | ADJUSTABLE-HEIGHT SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A system for adjusting the height or spacing between the frame and axle of a vehicle. The system may operate by manipulating a suspension system connecting the frame to the axle and comprising shock assemblies. The system may include hydraulic spacers selectively changing in length in unison, thereby manipulating the equilibrium positions of the shock assemblies and changing the distance between the frame and axle. Between changes in length, the hydraulic spacers may act as a substantially rigid bodies. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127813 | CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT REAR WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE - A rear suspension system for an all-terrain vehicle having a chassis and at least three wheels. Two trailing arms are pivotally connected to a chassis. Each of the trailing arms includes a drive shaft bearing. A CV joint pivot arm is pivotally connected to the chassis. A CV joint housing is connected to the CV joint pivot arm. The CV joint housing includes a CV joint bearing. A CV joint is housed inside the CV joint housing and is supported by the CV joint bearing. A drive shaft extends through the CV joint and rigidly connected to the CV joint. The drive shaft is further supported by each of the drive shaft bearings attached to the trailing arms. A shock absorption system is connected between the drive shaft and the chassis. In a preferred embodiment, a cross bar is connected between the trailing arms for stability. Also, preferably, the rear suspension system includes a sway bar and linear shock absorbers acting in combination to provide optimum suspension. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127814 | UNIVERSAL FENDER STEP - A universal fender step for a boat trailer and the like includes a channel of trapezoidal-shaped cross-section. Longitudinally extending gutters at each of the four corners of the trapezoid shape extend the length of the channel. A slip resistant surface is provided on the top face. The channel is formed as a long beam and then cut to a length needed for a particular step. An end plate is attached to an open end of the channel with four push-pins, screws or other type fasteners which each engage a respective end of one of the gutters. A pair of mounting holes is each positioned in each side wall juxtaposed from each other. These mounting holes accommodate bolts for attaching a side wall to a trailer fender. An elongate hole in the channel's top face permits the positioning of a further mounting bolt with a trailer side rail. A lamp may be mounted to one side wall with the wiring harness extending in a longitudinal gutter and held therein by clips. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127815 | Tractor - The present invention ensures excellent assembly and maintenance of a machine body. A tractor of the present invention includes a prime mover part, a transmission portion interlockingly connected to a rear portion of the prime mover part, a driver portion arranged above the transmission portion, a lifting mechanism mounted on the transmission portion, wherein a working oil tank for storing a working oil for operating at least the lifting mechanism is arranged below a stepped portion formed on the driver portion in an extending manner. Due to such a constitution, a space which constitutes a dead space can be effectively utilized thus ensuring the excellent assembly and maintenance of the machine body. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127816 | Tractor - The present invention provides a tractor which can easily perform maintenance of a pedal interlocking mechanism. In a tractor which includes a driver portion, a stepped portion mounted on the driver portion in an extending manner, and a pedal interlocking mechanism arranged below the stepped portion, a maintenance-use opening portion is formed in the stepped portion, and the maintenance-use opening portion is closed by an open/close lid body in an openable manner. Due to such a constitution, In maintaining the pedal link mechanism, the lid is opened to expose the opening so that the pedal link mechanism can be easily maintained through the maintenance-use opening from above the stepped portion. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127817 | Dual-Mode Tricycle - An apparatus is provided for rotating a wheel. The apparatus includes a hub, at least one two-way bearing fit in a hub, a shaft inserted through the two-way bearing, a first disc secured to the shaft, a first one-way bearing provided between the first disc and the hub for allowing only the forward spinning of the hub on the shaft, a second disc rotationally provided on the shaft, a second one-way bearing provided between the second disc and the hub for allowing only the rearward spinning of the hub on the shaft and a clutch provided between the second disc and the shaft. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127818 | Bicycle Damping Device That Provides A Damping Effect to the Bicycle when the Bicycle Travels Downhill - A bicycle includes a frame, a wheel mounted on the frame, a handlebar mounted on the frame, a damping device mounted on the frame and movable to touch the wheel, a control switch mounted on the handlebar, and a connecting wire mounted on the frame and connected between the control switch and the damping device to control movement of the damping device by operation of the control switch. Thus, when the bicycle travels downhill and the rear wheel is rotated at a higher speed, the damping device provides a damping force on the rear wheel to reduce the rotation speed of the rear wheel so as to prevent the rear wheel from being rotated at an excessive high speed when traveling downhill, thereby protecting the rider's safety. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127819 | BICYCLE ELECTRIC CABLE TENSIONING ASSEMBLY - A bicycle electrical cable tensioning assembly that includes a power supply structure for a bicycle. The power supply structure includes a battery configured to be supported on a frame of the bicycle, a junction attachable to the frame of the bicycle and first, second, third and fourth cable portions. The first cable portion extends between the junction and the battery providing an electrical connection therebetween. The second cable portion extends between the junction and a bicycle shifter mechanism connecting end providing an electrical connection therebetween. The third cable portion extends between the junction and a bicycle front derailleur connecting end providing an electrical connection therebetween. The fourth cable portion extends between the junction and a bicycle rear derailleur connecting end providing an electrical connection therebetween. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127820 | Pintle hitch adaptor for drawbar or DMI bumper - A pintle hitch adaptor enables a vehicle equipped with a drawbar or DMI bumper to tow trailers having different towing components. The pintle hitch adaptor comprises a sleeve that fits over arid is held to the drawbar. A pintle hitch is mounted to the sleeve. Aligned holes in the sleeve and the drawbar receive a hitch ball shank. A trailer tongue with a cup or eye engages the ball. A pintle hitch latch locks to prevent disengagement of the trailer tongue cup or eye from the ball. Shoulders on a pintle hitch post prevent: the latch from contacting the cup. Alternately, the ball can be removed, and a tow pin can to used between a hole in the trailer tongue and the drawbar and sleeve holes. A locking screw on the sleeve holds the sleeve and drawbar holes in alignment when the ball is removed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127821 | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - A trailer of the type that is intended to be towed with a towing vehicle has a trailer body with an elevated front portion. The towing vehicle has a vehicle hitch assembly, and the trailer body has an elevated front portion, with a mounting arrangement extending downward from beneath the front portion. A reflector is integral with the front portion of the trailer body. The reflector faces forward and downward such that the driver of the towing vehicle may view the reflection of the vehicle hitch assembly and the mounting arrangement extending from the trailer body as the towing vehicle is backed up. This facilitates positioning the towing vehicle for connection to said trailer. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127822 | Displaceable fifth-wheel hitch assembly adaptable for use with multiple vehicle hitch coupling systems - An adaptive displaceable fifth-wheel hitch system operable with a vehicle hitch coupling system comprising a fifth-wheel hitch, a displacement mechanism operable to couple and displace the fifth-wheel hitch in a bi-directional, an adapter configured to operably relate the displacement mechanism to a vehicle hitch coupling system, the displacement mechanism and vehicle hitch coupling system otherwise being incompatible and inoperable with one another, and the adapter comprising a first interface operable to relate the adapter to the displacement mechanism; and a second interface operable to relate and removably couple the adapter to the vehicle hitch coupling system. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127823 | Displaceable fifth-wheel hitch assembly - A method and apparatus for providing a displaceable fifth-wheel hitch assembly configured to be mounted in a bed of a truck. The displaceable fifth-wheel hitch assembly includes a platform track, a displaceable platform, and an adjustment assembly. The platform track defines a track space therein and is configured to be mounted in the bed of the truck. The displaceable platform is configured to be positioned in the track space and includes a fifth-wheel hitch coupled thereto. The adjustment assembly includes a means for displacing the platform and a means for locking the platform in place with respect to the platform track and truck. The means for locking the platform includes a locking pin that is spring biased into holes in the platform track. The means for displacing the platform includes an adjustment rod and bracket to displace the locking pin from its locking position. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127824 | Hitch Assistance System - A hitch assistance system including a tow ball position indicator; wherein the tow ball position indicator includes a base member having a gripping member, a bias member, and an extension member. The tow ball position indicator also includes a telescoping staff coupled to the extension member and an indicating member. The system includes a hitch position indicator configured to facilitate knowing a position of a hitch, wherein the hitch position indicator includes a base member configured to couple to a hitch. The base member includes a coupling member, a flared extension extending upwardly and outwardly, and a bias member, wherein the bias member is configured to bias the arms against contraction such that the flared extensions of the coupling member is disposed within an interior of a hitch and thereby couple thereto. The base member includes an extension member, a telescoping staff, and an indicator includes an indicating member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127825 | Coupler for towed vehicles - Apparatus, methods, and other examples associated with a hitch ball coupler are described herein. In one example, a coupler includes a body and a cap. The body and cap are pivotally connected on a first end. The body includes a first recess and a shoulder. The cap is selectively moveable between a closed position and an open position. The cap includes a second recess that selectively forms a socket with the first recess, and an arm extending from a second end that engages the shoulder when the cap is in the open position. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127826 | Grip device, particularly for pushchairs, prams and the like - A grip device ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127827 | Stroller and Infant Carrier System - A stroller system has a stroller with a frame assembly supported by a plurality of wheels. The stroller has a front and a back. A toddler seat is carried on the frame assembly and has a seat bottom and a seat back extending up relative to the seat bottom. The seat back is pivotable forward and rearward and has a front side facing the front of the frame assembly, a top edge, and a back side facing opposite the front side. An infant carrier is removably mounted in part to the top edge or the back side of the seat back. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127828 | FOLDING STROLLER ACTUATING SYSTEM - An actuating system for a foldable stroller including a foldable stroller frame having left and right front legs and left and right rear legs and a wheel mounted to each leg. The frame includes an operator handle having left and right support rails extending therefrom and connected to the left and right rear legs. At least one locking member is movably connected to at least one the support rails and biased toward a locking position to secure the connection between the left and right support rails and the left and right rear legs. A support member having an actuator connected thereto is connected between the left and right support rails. The actuator is coupled to the at least one locking member. An operator tray is removably connected to the support member and includes at least one recess formed therein for receiving at least a portion of the actuator. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127829 | FOLDING CART - A folding cart ( | 2009-05-21 |
20090127830 | Shopping Bag Carrier - A shopping bag carrier that in one embodiment has a shaft with a wheel at the lower end, a handle at the upper end and a series of hooks along the shaft. An embodiment is provided with a telescopically collapsible shaft allowing easier transport when the device is not in use carrying shopping bags. In an embodiment hooks are cut out of the shaft to facilitate carrying a shopping bag handle yet retaining the ability to permit the shaft to collapse telescopically. In an embodiment a fender is included over a portion of the wheel to aid in preventing the wheel from rolling when leaning the device against a vertical surface at rest. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127831 | PASSENGER AIRBAG DEVICE WITHOUT HOUSING - An airbag device. An airbag door is openably attached to an instrument panel. A cushion pad is attached inside the airbag door, and has a stepped separable pad. A cushion bracket is attached to the cushion pad. A cushion is mounted inside the cushion bracket. The cushion separates the separable pad and opens the airbag door upon inflation. A reinforcement member is attached to the cushion near a gas inflow hole in the cushion. An inflator assembly for inflating the cushion is connected to the cushion by a mounting bracket. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127832 | Occupant Restraining Device - In an occupant restraining device having a bag whose opposite ends are fixed to a seat pan, an inflated state of a gas chamber of the bag is specified. Both ends of a bag | 2009-05-21 |
20090127833 | AIR BAG MODULE, AIR BAG MODULE ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD OF FASTENING - An air bag module arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle, which includes, but is not limited to an air bag module a one driver-side dashboard panel that is fastened to an internal transverse support. In order to allow a simply constructed and simple fastening, the air bag module is fastened to an external transverse support of the external vehicle structure. An air bag and a method for fastening an air bag module, in particular for producing an air bag module arrangement, are also provided for a motor vehicle. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127834 | Integrated side curtain airbag assembly - An integrated airbag assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a support structure that provides a single, unitary component that is securable to the airbag and other components, such as grab handles and coat hooks. The airbag, the grab handles and the coat hooks secure to the support structure, such s by snap-fitting to the support structure. The assembly including the airbag, the grab handle and/or the coat hook is mountable to the vehicle, such as by snap-fitting the assembly to a roof rail of the vehicle. Accordingly, the assembly improves installation of the airbag and other components to the vehicle. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127835 | WEARABLE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is related to a wearable airbag system applied for protecting a human on a vehicle. The wearable airbag system may include a wearable airbag module and a measurement module. The wearable airbag module may include an airbag configured to expand the volume of the airbag if the airbag is inflated and an inflator configured to be coupled with the airbag and generate a gas to inflate the airbag. The measurement module may be configured to measure a condition of the vehicle and control the inflator to inflate the airbag if the condition achieves or exceeds a limitation. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127836 | Vehicle Occupant Restraint System - There is provided a vehicle-occupant restraint system in which a rear end portion of a curtain airbag is deployed smoothly. A folded unit of an airbag | 2009-05-21 |
20090127837 | SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG - An inflatable cushion for a side of a vehicle is disclosed herein, the inflatable cushion having: a first cushion section formed from a first material, the first cushion section having a plurality of separate inflatable cells each of which having an inlet opening for receipt of an inflation gas; an internal passageway formed in the first cushion section, the internal passageway linking and fluidly coupling to each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells via the inlet opening of each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells; a diffuser member disposed in the internal passageway, the diffuser member being configured to supply the inflation gas to each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells, wherein the diffuser member consists essentially of a non-rigid fabric member formed from a permeable material, the non-rigid fabric member is independent of the first material used to form the first cushion section and the permeable material of the non-rigid fabric member is the main source of fluid flow into each inlet opening of each of the plurality of separate inflatable cells such that the inflation gas must pass through the permeable material; and means for restricting fluid flow between the plurality of inflatable cells by limiting fluid flow between an exterior portion of the diffuser member and an interior surface of the internal passageway proximate to an edge of the inlet openings of the plurality of inflatable cells. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127838 | INTERIOR COMPONENT AND AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An interior component and an airbag apparatus for a vehicle are provided with less limits in terms of the design and which are able to restrain the appearance thereof from being deteriorated due to an environmental deterioration test or the deterioration with time due to a severe environment of usage. An interior component for a vehicle according to one form of the present invention includes a panel portion having a front surface to be exposed in a cabin. A covering member is bonded to the side of the front surface of a body portion which constitutes the panel portion, and a thinned portion having a thickness smaller than that of other portions formed partly on the body portion, and the thinned portion includes a recess which defines a void between the thinned portion and the covering member. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127839 | AXLE-MOUNTED TRAILER SKID PLATE - Each of a pair of skid plate assemblies attaches by a mounting plate to the axle and leaf springs of a trailer using inverted U-bolt. The steel skid plate mounts to the mounting plate by a vertical steel tube and two welded angled brace tubes. The front end of the bottom skid plate hooks around and attaches to a crossbar on a bracket hanging down from a forward end of the trailer spring. The back end of the bottom skid plate is formed with a dove tail tip that touches the pavement to create sparks when the trailer tire is disabled to warn other motorists. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127840 | Method for Controlling a Belt Hand-Over Device and Belt Hand-Over Device for a Motor Vehicle - A method for controlling a belt hand-over device during a delivery movement for taking up and delivering a seat belt into a presentation position ergonomically favorable for a user is provided. A belt finger taking up the seat belt is extended into an extended position, substantially oriented transversely to the moving path of the belt hand-over device, and during a return movement, in which the belt finger is retracted into a retracted position substantially coinciding with the moving path and the belt hand-over device is moved in a rest position. The extending and retraction of the belt finger during the delivery and return movements of the belt hand-over device are triggered at different positions in the moving path of the belt hand-over device between the rest position and the presentation position. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127841 | GAS-ENGINE-MOUNTED WORKING MACHINE - In a gas-engine-mounted working machine, a gas engine is mounted on a machine body and supplied with fuel gas from a cassette gas canister. The cassette gas canister is detachably attached to a gas canister retainer assembly. Handle column extends rearwardly and upwardly from the machine body and having left and right handle posts fixed to the machine body for supporting an operating handle of the machine. The cassette gas canister is mounted, via the gas canister retainer assembly, between the left and right handle posts. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127842 | NOTEBOOK BINDER SPACER - A spacer for use with a notebook binder and methods of use are described. An implementation of a notebook spacer may comprise a first panel, a second panel and an end panel each comprising a top edge, a bottom edge, an exterior surface, and an interior surface. The top edge of the first panel is coupled with the top edge of the end panel, forming a first interior angle and a first exterior angle; the top edge of the second panel is coupled with the bottom edge of the end panel, forming a second interior angle and a second exterior angle; and the interior surfaces of the first panel, second panel and end panel define a wedge-shaped area comprising the first interior angle and second interior angle, wherein the first interior angle and second interior angle are supplementary to the first exterior angle and second exterior angle, respectively. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127843 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMPOSITION METHOD FOR BOOKLET-SHAPED PRINTS, AND BOOKLET-SHAPED PRINTS - An image forming apparatus having a function for binding a plurality of sheets, both sides of each of which have been printed, and outputting a booklet-shaped print, the image forming apparatus including: a shifting section which shifts drawing information to be printed on each page of at least one set of spread two pages of the booklet-shaped print so that the drawing information is separated from a bound position; and a synthesizing section which synthesizes drawing information near a bound side of one page of the two pages, information based on the drawing information, or predetermined background information, in a blank portion formed by a shift on a bound side of an other page of the two pages. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127844 | Security Element Having a Laser Marking - The present invention relates to a security element for security papers, value documents and the like, having a laser-markable transparent or translucent marking layer into which, through the action of laser radiation, visually perceptible identifiers are introduced in the form of patterns, letters, numbers and/or images. The identifiers each comprise a lamellar structure composed of a plurality of substantially parallel lamella that extend into the depth of the marking layer and include the parameters color, width, height, lateral orientation, tilt angle and/or spacing. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127845 | SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A DIGITISED MARK AND SECURITY SUPPORT OR DOCUMENT COMPRISING SAME - The invention relates to a security element comprising a carrier substrate comprising a transparent or translucent area carrying at least one digitised mark made of at least one set of dots appearing as a three dimensional mark when viewed in transmitted light. The invention relates to a security support or document or article comprising the said security element and to the method of identification and/or authentication of this security support or document or article. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127846 | Method of Joining Pipes in End to End Relation - A method for connecting pipe elements together end to end. The method includes providing a coupling having a plurality of segments with at least one camming surface, the segments being joined end to end by a plurality of adjustably tightenable fasteners, positioning a first and a second of the pipe elements in end to end relation, positioning the segments surrounding the ends of the pipe elements, engaging the camming surfaces on the segments with grooves on the pipe elements and tightening the fasteners so as to draw the segments toward one another. The camming surfaces slide into the grooves and move the first and second pipe elements away from one another. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127847 | Connection Device for Medium Conduits - A connection device for the plug connection of at least one media line includes a housing part with at least one reception orifice for plugging in a plug portion connected or connectable to the at least one media line. The housing part includes a basic part and an insert part. The basic part is releasably connected with a form fit to the insert part via a latching connection. The latching connection holds the insert part releasably and is formed by a C-shaped spring clip which is seated on the outside of the basic part and engages with at least one latching extension radially through an orifice of the basic part into a circumferential latching groove of the insert part. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127848 | FLANGE FITTING WITH LEAK SENSOR PORT - A leak detection feature for a fluid conduit is provided. The leak detection feature facilitates the monitoring of fluid leaks at the interface of two adjoining conduit flange fittings. An embodiment of a flange fitting with a leak detection feature for a fluid conduit having an opening is disclosed herein. The flange fitting includes a flange body around the opening of the fluid conduit, a leak detection passageway formed in the flange body, and a leak detection port formed in the flange body. The flange body has a sealing face surface configured to mate with a cooperating flange fitting, and the leak detection passageway terminates at the sealing face surface. The leak detection port is in fluid communication with the leak detection passageway, and the leak detection port is configured for fluid communication with a leak sensing apparatus. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127849 | PIPE FIXING SYSTEM AND PIPE FASTENING DEVICE - According to the invention, it is possible rapidly to connect and disconnect pipes by means of strong wedge action even without any additional work such as welding, possible to prevent noise and damage in storage or installation thereof, and also possible to prevent pipes and the pipe fixing system from being damaged when tension or torsion is exerted while they are coupled. It is also possible to prevent the packing, etc., being deformed or damaged when feeding fluid at a high or ultra-low temperature. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127850 | Coupling head and connecting tube assembly structure - A coupling head and connecting tube assembly structure comprises a coupling head having an external-threaded section to fit to a connecting tube wherein the coupling head has a hollow bore extending through the interior to which the connecting tube is joined therewith. Furthermore, the connecting tube has the internal surface synchronically pressed by multiple dotted-punching forces so that the internal surfaces of both connecting tube and coupling head synchronically depressed by the dotted-punching forces exerting thereon can form multiple positioning points that are reciprocally bound to each other so as to combine the coupling head and connecting tube into one unit, facilitating easy and speedy assembly thereby. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127851 | PIPE COUPLING - A pipe joint is disclosed and can include a first pipe having a flange and a second pipe having a flange. A first sleeve can be installed within the first pipe and a second sleeve can be installed within the second pipe. Moreover, an annular ring can be disposed between the flange of the first pipe and the flange of the second pipe. The annular ring is configured to engage the first sleeve and the second sleeve and create a sealing engagement between the annular ring, the first sleeve and the second sleeve when a compressive force is applied to the first sleeve, the second sleeve, or a combination thereof along a longitudinal axis of the pipe assembly. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127852 | Three-Wall Corrugated Pipe Couplings and Methods - A coupling for three-wall, corrugated pipe, the pipe including a corrugated wall having a plurality of primary corrugations, is disclosed. The coupling includes a first pipe section having disposed at one end a bell portion, the bell portion having a portion of the corrugated wall and an outer wall; a second pipe section having disposed at one end a spigot portion, the spigot portion having a portion of the corrugated wall between an inner wall and an outer wall; and a gasket engaged between the corrugated wall of the bell portion and the outer wall of the spigot portion. A three-wall, corrugated pipe section, and method for assembling a plurality of three-wall, corrugated pipe sections, are also disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127853 | THREE-WALL CORRUGATED PIPE COUPLINGS AND METHODS - A coupling for three-wall, corrugated pipe, the pipe including a corrugated wall having a plurality of primary corrugations, is disclosed. The coupling includes a first pipe section having disposed at one end a bell portion, the bell portion having a bell portion of corrugated wall and an outer wall; a second pipe section having disposed at one end a spigot portion, the spigot portion having a spigot portion of corrugated wall between an inner wall and an outer wall; and a gasket disposed in a groove extending around a circumference of the spigot portion and engaged between the bell portion of corrugated wall and the spigot portion of corrugated wall. A three-wall, corrugated pipe section, and method for assembling a plurality of three-wall, corrugated pipe sections, are also disclosed. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127854 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPAIRING A DOWNCOMER PIPE IN A CORE SPRAY FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR - A slip joint assembly has been developed for a downcomer pipe in a core spray system of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel, the slip joint assembly including: a housing sleeve formed around a slip joint in the downcomer pipe, wherein an annular gap exists between an inside surface of the housing sleeve and the downcomer pipe; an upper wedge and a lower wedge insertable in the gap; a wedge bolt extending through the gap and extending through the upper wedge and lower wedge, wherein the bolt applies a force pulling the upper and lower wedge together to secure the housing sleeve to the downcomer pipe; an upper pin extending from the housing sleeve into an aperture of an upper section of the downcomer pipe, and a lower pin extending from the housing sleeve into an aperture of a lower section of the downcomer pipe. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127855 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT, AND RELATED OPERATING METHODS - An electrical architecture for an aircraft is provided. The electrical architecture is particularly suitable for relatively small, compact, and lightweight aircraft. In one embodiment, the electrical architecture includes an electrical generator component coupled to the aircraft engine, and an air compression system coupled to the electrical generator component. The electrical generator component is configured to receive mechanical power from the engine and to generate a constant frequency AC electrical power from the engine mechanical power, and the air compression system is configured to receive the constant frequency AC power as an input and, in response thereto, produce a pressurized air output having variable characteristics (for example, a variable flow rate or a variable air pressure). | 2009-05-21 |
20090127856 | System and method for converting ocean wave energy into electricity - A system and method for harnessing power associated with ocean waves and converting that power into electricity. The apparatus is a buoy that houses a vertically oriented central shaft, a pendulum, a generator mechanism, and other components that synergistically operate to optimize power output of the buoy. Both the load on the pendulum and the effective length of the pendulum may be varied in response to changing environmental conditions. Also, the buoy may be part of a network that shares environmental data and a series of best tuning responses to that data, across the network. A library of environmental data and associated tuning responses is built at a central location and shared across the network. | 2009-05-21 |
20090127857 | ELECTRICAL INDUCTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical inductor assembly comprises an inductor core having a circular shape, a wire guide that surrounds the inductor core and includes a plurality of slots, at least one of the slots forming a path winding around the inductor core, and at least one wire placed in one of the plurality of slots to form a winding. A method of forming an electrical inductor assembly comprises forming an inductor core having a circular shape, surrounding the inductor core with a wire guide, winding at least one wire around the inductor core along a slot in the wire guide, and applying an insulating material to the slot containing the at least one wire to electrically insulate the at least one wire. | 2009-05-21 |