22nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 1 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090133178 | Night Vision Goggle Mount With Retractable Stops - A helmet mount for night vision apparatus including a night vision goggle rotatable between operative and inoperative positions. Retractable stop means are included on the mount for obstructing the rotation of the goggle from its inoperative to operative position without obstructing the rotation of the goggle from its operative to its inoperative position. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133179 | Helmet Mount for Night Vision Goggles - A helmet mount for night vision apparatus wherein night vision goggles can be coupled and uncoupled to its power pack without the use of tools and wherein the power pack can be coupled and uncoupled to a helmet without the use of tools. When an aviator wearing a helmet with night vision apparatus so mounted, is ejected from his aircraft both the goggles and the power pack are released from the helmet. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133180 | Sheet Processing Apparatus and Process of Producing Sheet - Disclosed is a sheet processing apparatus | 2009-05-28 |
20090133181 | Articles of apparel providing enhanced body position feedback - Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body and/or stretch resistance, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.” | 2009-05-28 |
20090133183 | HELMET - A helmet for protecting the head of a wearer includes a helmet body and a strap for coupling the helmet to the head, the strap being secured to the helmet body. The strap has two halve each with a front portion for passing under the wearer's chin and a rear portion for passing around the side and rear of the head. The front portion of each strap half has an end that is secured to the helmet body at a first location at the side and the second portion has an end that is secured to the helmet body towards the rear. An elastically deformable pad such as a suction cup is located in a pocket towards the end of the second portion. This provides additional grip, comfort and security. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133184 | Swimming goggle - A swimming goggle having connector members which are formed by a material which is flexible, elastically deformable and has rigidity as well as hardness higher than those of the head strap where each of the eye cups is formed on its laterally outer portion with a sloped guide depression and a stopper extending in the vertical direction so as to straddle the guide depression, and the connector member has a front end segment adapted to be connected the eye cup and a rear end segment adapted to be connected with the head strap wherein the front end segment is formed with a latching detent adapted to be engaged with the stopper while the rear end segment is formed with an insertion hole through which the head strap is inserted so that the connector member is inserted with its rear end segment ahead into a gap between the guide depression and the stopper until the latching detent is engaged with the stopper to connect the connector member to the eye cup in a detachable manner. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133185 | TOILET SEAT CLEANING SYSTEM - A toilet seat cleaning system comprises a seat ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133186 | Method and arrangement for controlling flush water volume - A flush system includes a valve body, a valve seat, a flushing shaft and a flush water control arrangement which includes a flush actuator and a water control pusher. The flush actuator is adapted to move between a high and a low volume actuating position. The water control pusher includes a low and a high volume pusher member spacedly extended from the flush actuator, in such a manner that when the flush actuator is moved to the high volume actuating position, the high volume pusher member is driven to move to pivotally move the flushing shaft at the higher pushing position for producing a high volume of flush water, wherein when the flush actuator is move to the low volume actuating position, the low volume pusher member is driven to move to pivotally move the flushing shaft at the lower pushing position for producing a low volume of flush water. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133187 | Wakeboard-only artificial pool system - Disclosed herein is a wakeboard-only artificial pool system. The system includes an artificial pool. A model boat is installed at a front position in the artificial pool and is rotatably coupled at a lower end and both sides thereof to support members such that an inclination of the model boat can be adjusted and the adjusted angle can be maintained, while the model boat is supported during wakeboarding. A high-speed injection means produces a wake under the lower portion of the model boat as if water were colliding with the front of the operating model boat, and sprays water on the lower end of a bow of the model boat at high speed, thus creating a current on the surface of the artificial pool so as to help a user float on water. A circulation means circulates water fed into and discharged from the artificial pool. A wake size/shape adjusting means is mounted to the model boat and rotated by power generated when the model boat is operating, thus creating a water current and adjusting the size and shape of the wake. A wake attenuating means is mounted to the inner wall of the artificial pool, and attenuates waves generated when the wake produced during wakeboarding is reflected from a wall. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133188 | SPA JET WITH SCREW IN JET BARREL - A jet assembly has internals rotatably and releaseably fit to a jet body, such as that for a spa. The internals have a barrel housing, a rotor and a barrel inlet. The internals as screwed into the jet body. A first threaded portion outside the barrel threadably engages second threaded portion inside the jet body wherein the internals have delimited rotation therein to align and misalign the barrel inlet from a body inlet on the jet body to control flow on and off respectively. The threaded portion within the jet body can be a locking ring affixed therein by fasteners or integral with the jet body. Rotation can be delimited by a projection on the barrel and a cooperating annular delimiting surface on the locking ring, such as circumferentially-spaced detents. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133189 | PERSONAL SANITARY DEVICE - A personal sanitary device with an oblong bathtub with a head end and a foot end and an opening on the top. A cover is affixed to the bathtub by means of a coupling. The coupling has a pivot and the cover can be turned between a closed position and an opened position. and when the cover is closed an opening for the head is formed between the bathtub and the cover. The cover completely covers the bathtub opening up to the foot end and from the top view the projection of the pivot is at the distance L | 2009-05-28 |
20090133190 | PLAYARD - Playard has a frame body that includes a top frame, a plurality of standing posts, and a bottom frame pivoting to one another so that the playard is foldable. A top corner of the standing post, top rails adjacent to the top corner, and the corresponding post body of the standing post form an arc-shaped surface structure. The top corner is mounted above the post body of the standing post by coupling a plug of the top corner to a socket of the post body. The standing post has two first engagements at two sides of its arc shape post body or on the wall of the socket. The enclosure has a second engagement at one end that can engage with the first engagement by sliding up and down relative to the standing post so that the enclosure is easily attached to or detached from the standing post. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133191 | Center support for bed frame, bed frame and assembly method - A bed frame comprises a center support, a pair of extender bars, each extender bar having a pair of connector elements, a pair of rail members, and two pairs of cross-arms. A cross-arm in each pair of cross-arms is attached at one end to one rail member and has at a free end adapted to be attached to one end of an extender bar. Individual extender bars connect together the free ends of one pair of cross-arms attached to one rail member to the free ends of the other pair of cross-arms attached to the other rail member. The center support has opposed ends each including a pair of notches. The notches are sized and shaped to engage and interlock with the pair of connector elements in an extender bar upon assembly. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133192 | NECK PILLOW AND ARM HOLDER - A personal comfort device having a neck support portion and an arm and upper body support portion. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the neck support portion may comprise a U-shaped pillow having a pair of opposing arms. The neck support portion may be placed onto the back a user's neck such that the two opposing arms pass on either side of the user's neck and such that the free ends of the two opposing arms are located on the front side of the user. The neck support portion may support the head and neck of a user in a comfortable manner. The arm support portion may be interconnected to the neck support portion such that it hangs approximately on the user's torso. The arm support portion may be functional to receive the user's arms and maintain them in approximately a folded position across the user's torso. The arm support portion may be integrated into a blanket to thereby provide additional comfort to a user. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133193 | BUCKWHEAT HULL PILLOW - Some embodiments of the present invention generally relate to pillow devices comprising a pair of opposing lobe cushions connected by a cross member comprising a neck supporting cushion. In some embodiments the cushions may define a region for receiving a back portion of a human head in a cradling relation. Furthermore, according to some embodiments the cradle region can optionally be adjustable by the user. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133194 | PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE - A patient support includes a spacing structure and a base portion. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133195 | MATTRESS - A description is given of a mattress with at least one elastic basic body. The basic body has at least one channel in which at least one resilient rake can be arranged. The resilient rake includes an elongate, elastic crosspiece which is capable of torsion. A multiplicity of resilient arms are fastened on the crosspiece, each being arranged essentially transversely to the crosspiece. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133196 | Protective Material Comprising Reversible and Irreversible Photochemical Functional Constituents - The invention relates to a security material comprising a carrier and at least one photochromic Protein and/or a mutein of a photochromic protein. The security material is characterised in that it comprises at least one irreversible photosensitive layer on the carrier, and the at least one photochromic protein and/or mutein is contained at least in the at least one photosensitive layer and/or in an optional additional layer. The inventive security material is also characterised in that it is highly forgery-proof, the photochromic biomolecule cannot be removed therefrom in a usable form, and the photochromic biomolecule does not need to be supplied to a large group of clients. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133197 | LAUNDRY TREATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A laundry treating device includes a first laundry treating device and a second laundry treating device adjacent to the first laundry treating device. A first heater provided in the first laundry treating device and a second heater provided in the second laundry treating device can be selectively and alternatively operated to heat washing water. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133198 | LAUNDRY TREATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A laundry treating device includes two separate laundry washing mechanisms. Methods of controlling such a laundry treating device include steps for supplying water to a first tub provided in the first laundry treating device and to a second tub provided in the second laundry treating device. The water can be supplied to the two tubs simultaneously or separately. Also, the water supply steps can be alternated. Further individual hot and cold water supply steps can include simultaneously or sequentially supplying the hot and cold water. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133199 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING BLEACHING/HIGHLIGHTING COMPOSITION AND USE OF SUCH COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to a process for bleaching hair wherein a water free bleaching composition, preferably in form of a dust free powder or a granulate comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect is mixed with an liquid oxidizing composition wherein water free bleaching powder is passed through a sieve. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133200 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING USEFUL COMPONENTS FROM DYED POLYESTER FIBER - To establish an efficient and economical useful component recovery method capable of recovering high purity useful components from a dyed polyester fiber. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133201 | Process for Surface Colouration of Paper - The invention relates to a process for the surface colouration of paper characterized in that, in a first step, the paper surface is treated with a water soluble dye and, subsequently, in a second step, the paper surface is treated with a fixing agent. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133202 | FOOTWEAR MADE BY IMPROVED PROCESS OF DRAINING STRUCTURE - Footwear is made by a process which creates a draining structure in the footwear. The footwear includes an insole that has conical through holes formed in the top and bottom sides of the insole such that the holes gradually reduce from the top side toward the bottom side. The insole is made by preparing a molten foam material and then using a hydraulic press-controlled mold to mold the molten foam material into a blank insole having a plurality of conical blind holes. Part of the blank insole is then removed to open the conical blind holes by means of the application of a cutting process, a grinding process or a punching process. An outsole is bonded to the bottom side of the insole and has a plurality of drain grooves in communication with the conical through holes for guiding water out of the insole and the outsole. An upper is provided at the top side of the insole for securing the shoe to the user's foot. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133203 | CAPTURE AND REMOVAL CLEANING SYSTEM - Example embodiments of the invention include a cleaning system having both daily cleaning tasks and periodic cleaning tasks for cleaning and dusting a room. By utilizing less inventory and more biocompatible, “bio-safe” products than traditional systems, embodiments of the cleaning system requires less tools yet, allows its users to combine cleaning processes in a time-saving feature. The invention further includes the use of an inventive cleaning brush apparatus for which allows dirt and dust to be swept into gaps between rows of bristles, which are attached to a handle via metal rails. Accordingly, dust is concurrently collected into a row of suction holes without requiring separate steps to sweep and collect the dust. As such, the spacing of the inner and outer bristles allows for dust to be trapped in the gaps rather than permanently dispersing into the breathing air. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133204 | REMOTE CONTROLLED SWEEP AND WIPE MACHINE - A remote controlled sweep and wipe machine includes an upper housing and a carrying base which are removably assembled together to form an inner space for accommodating a battery, a remote control receiver and an electronic control device, two tires mounted at two sides of the rear end of the carrying base, a sweeping brush mounted in the inner space to contact with the floor, a dust collecting box for receiving the dust swept by the sweeping brush, a cleaning cloth set pivotally mounted on a rear rack at the rear end of the carrying base to contact with the floor and to wipe the floor, a universal wheel mounted under the carrying base at the front end thereof so as to direct the sweep and wipe machine, and a remote controller. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133205 | BACK SCRUBBING DEVICE - A back scrubbing device for mounting on a wall which includes a base, a platform, a hinged frame and a latching means for securing a scrubbing material on the platform within the frame. The device consists of a layered base and a hinged frame. A platform is attached to the external surface of the base. Within the hinged frame are frame elements which are generally centered over the platform. Along one edge of the hinged frame are hinges which connect the hinged frame to the base. Along the opposite edge is a securing mechanism, preferably a latch. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133206 | Child's Sized Disposable Article - A disposable child sized article is provided. The disposable child sized article is releasably carrying a benefit composition. An article of commerce comprising disposable child sized article is also provided. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133207 | Quick release paint roller - A quick-release paint roller having a roller cover that can be removed from a frame without requiring the user to apply a force directly to the roller cover. The frame includes a pair of arms having base portions received in a hand grip. The arms diverge outwardly to form a Y-shaped frame, wherein distal ends of the arms have mounting cones configured to receive opposing ends of the tube-shaped roller cover in a rotatable manner with respect to the frame. The paint roller has a roller capture mechanism that pivots the arms between a roller-capture position in which the roller cover is captured between the arms and a roller-release position in which the roller cover is decoupled from the arms. A roller-release button is configured to actuate the capture mechanism to pivot the arms between their roller-capture positions and their roller-release positions. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133208 | SQUEEGEE HOLDER WITH INTEGRATED SELF-CLEANING SLIDING MECHANISM - A squeegee holder including a self-cleaning sliding mechanism, a squeegee blade, two end caps at each end of the squeegee blade. The end caps include a flange and a hole. Two actuating motors are attached to the flanges, the motors include drive shafts pointing downwards. A wiper blade is attached to a blade mount slidable along the squeegee blade and a drill rod is secured at each end with press fittings into the holes in the end caps. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133209 | SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - A surface treating appliance includes a main body, a head and a connector. The connector is adapted and arranged to connect the head to the main body while allowing relative rotation therebetween. The connector includes a connecting member which is removable from the remainder of the connector to allow the head to be released from the main body. At least a part of the connecting member forms a part of the external surface of the surface treating appliance. By providing such an arrangement, the connecting member is immediately visible to the user and can be accessed easily. Further, only the connecting member needs to be removed in order to release the head from the main body, making removal of the head a simple and straightforward process. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133210 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - A support assembly for a surface treating appliance includes a roller having one or more tires, wherein the one or more tires are fused to the roller. The roller can include a polymer such as polypropylene and may also include a glass filled impact modified copolymer such as a 20% glass filed impact modified copolymer. The tires can include a thermoplastic elastomer such as a modified polymer including a mixture of polypropylene and an ethylene propylene diene monomer. The thermoplastic elastomer may have a hardness of from 55 to 95 Duro measured on the A scale, more specifically from 70 to 79 Duro on the A scale or from 80 to 95 Duro on the A scale | 2009-05-28 |
20090133211 | SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - A surface treating appliance includes a main body and a head rotatably connected to the main body about an axis, the main body and the head being provided with first and second electrical connectors, respectively. The first and second electrical connectors can be connected to provide an electrical connection between the main body and the head. One of the first and second electrical connectors is slideable within a channel. By providing an electrical connector within a channel, complicated and potentially unreliable arrangements such as slip-rings can be avoided while still providing an electrical connection between the head and the main body. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133212 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner includes an electric blower that sucks dust through a suction connecting port, a first dust separating unit for separating the dust and air sucked into the suction connecting port from each other, and a pleat filter for separating the dust and air passing through a first dust separating unit. The vacuum cleaner further includes an external-air introducing air passage for introducing external air toward an upstream side of the pleat filter, a rotational fan for dropping off dust adhering to the pleat filter by the introduced external air, and a return air passage for returning the dust dropped off from the rotating fan toward the upstream side of the first dust separating unit by the introduced external air. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133213 | HYBRID VACUUM CLEANER NOZZLE - It is disclosed a vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising a housing, a rotatable brush which is adapted to brush a surface, and a turbine, wherein a suction air flow impacting on said turbine generates a first rotational torque for rotating said rotatable brush, wherein it further comprises an electric power generator for generating electric power by a rotation of said turbine; an accumulator unit for storing said electric power; and an electric motor which is adapted to generate a second rotational torque for rotating said rotatable brush, wherein said electric motor is electrically connected to said accumulator unit. The electric power generator and the electric motor could be either integrated into a single component or they could be separate components. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133214 | Nozzle assembly having UV generation unit and vacuum cleaner having the same - A nozzle assembly having a UV generation unit and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle main body that moves over a cleaning surface, a drum brush unit that is formed on the nozzle main body and includes an extension unit, an ultraviolet (UV) generation unit that is formed on the drum brush unit to be folded or unfolded so that the UV generation unit selectively faces the cleaning surface, and a switch that turns the UV generation unit on or off according to whether the UV generation unit is folded or unfolded. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133215 | Vacuum Cleaner with Drive Assist - A base has wheels, including a drive wheel, for wheeling the base over a floor. A nozzle is fixed to the base for a fan in the base to draw air from the floor through the nozzle. A handle is connected to the base for propelling the base by manually applying a force to the handle. A drive assist motor, which is not configured to drive the fan, has an output shaft coupled to the drive wheel. The controller is operative in a driving mode to power the motor to rotate the drive wheel in a direction corresponding to a direction of the force applied to the handle. The controller is operative in a non-driving mode to refrain from powering the motor to rotate the drive wheel. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133216 | HINGE APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A hinge apparatus of a mobile terminal includes a hinge housing having a circular hinge hole and at least one hooking groove disposed in an inner wall of the hinge hole, a cylindrical shaft rotatably housed in the hinge hole and having a shaft groove disposed at a position to correspond to the hooking groove, a stopper inserted in the shaft groove, wherein one end of the stopper protrudes out of the shaft groove, and a shaft spring to connect the stopper to the shaft within the shaft groove to provide an elastic force to project the stopper out of the shaft groove so as to engage the stopper with the hooking groove when the hinge housing rotates around the shaft. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133217 | Hinge apparatus - A hinge apparatus includes a hinge and a damper and defines an axis direction. The damper includes a fixing housing defining an accepting hole therethrough along the axis direction, a rotating nut accepted in the accepting hole and defining an axis hole therethrough, a damping body accepted in the accepting hole and passing through the axis hole, two gaskets located over and under the rotating nut respectively, and a pushing body capable of pushing the damping body to rotate. Two rotating grooves are opened in a sidewall of the axis hole and extending helically along axis direction. Two sliding blocks are arranged on an outer surface of the damping body and extending helically along the axis direction, the sliding block engaging with the rotating groove. Damping oil is filled between the gaskets, the fixing housing and the damping body. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133218 | SNAP HINGE FOR FURNITURE - Snap hinge ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133219 | DROP-IN DAMPED HINGE MODULE - A damped hinge module is disclosed and includes a first member, a second member and a torsion spring. The second member is rotationally movable relative to the first member between a first position and a second position. The second member being received at least in part within the first member. The torsion spring is located internally with respect to the first member and biases the second member toward the first position relative to the first member. The spring has a preload with the second member in the first position relative to the first member. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133220 | Hinges and Parts Therefor - A parallel opening hinge ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133221 | Hinge Device - A case, a coil spring, a sliding disc and a rotational disc are contained, and the following construction is equipped. The case has a positioning recess portion on the inner wall thereof. On the peripheral surface of the sliding disc is provided a projecting portion which is engaged with the positioning recess portion of the case to suppress the rotation thereof with respect to the case. One end face of the sliding disc and one end face of the rotational disc are confronted to each other, and cam portions which are engaged with or separated from each other in connection with the rotation of the rotational disc are formed on both the confronting end faces. The cam portion formed on the sliding disc projects to the outside of the outer peripheral surface of the sliding disc. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133222 | Checker-Equipped Door Hinge Device for Vehicle - A checker-equipped door hinge device for vehicle includes: a first bracket fixed to one of a body and a door; a second bracket fixed to another one of the body and the door; a hinge pin connecting the first and second brackets to each other, and allowing the brackets to be relatively rotatable; an inner cylinder connected integrally to the first bracket and disposed coaxially with the hinge pin; an outer cylinder connected integrally to the second bracket and disposed so as to surround the inner cylinder in a manner of being rotatable relative to the inner cylinder; and a checking-force generating mechanism provided between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder, the checking-force generating mechanism generating a checking force against the door at a predetermined opening position of the door, wherein an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the outer cylinder are eccentric to each other, so that a thick wall portion having a large distance between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface is formed in the outer cylinder, and the checking-force generating mechanism is provided in the thick wall portion. Thereby the door hinge device can be compact, in which the checking-force generating mechanism can be disposed in the outer cylinder without increasing the diameter of the outer cylinder. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133223 | Locking door hinge - A locking door hinge for securing a door in a fixed position, such as closed, partially open or fully open. In one embodiment, the locking door hinge is configured similar to a butt hinge having a pair of generally rectangular leaves with barrels at the proximal end thereof and a pivot pin that passes through the barrels to pivotally connect the leaves together. To prevent movement of the door, the locking door hinge has a locking pin that is received in a locking socket which is disposed in at least the top two adjacent barrels. In a preferred embodiment, the locking socket is disposed in each of the barrels such that the locking pin extends from the first end to the second end of the hinge. If desired, a plurality of locking sockets can be provided to allow the user to fix the extent to which the door is open. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133224 | Hinge - A hinge comprising two pivoting elements adapted to hingedly join two articles, each pivoting element including attachment means for attaching to an article; wherein when attached to the two articles the hinge is rotatable with respect to the articles. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133225 | Bearing Block - A bearing block has a screw guided through a bore of the bearing block as well as a bearing sleeve which has an internal thread which is in engagement with the external thread of the screw and whose outer surface serves as a door support. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133226 | Sterile Handle Covers - A disposable sterile handle cover uses a flexible bag, a portion of the open side of which is held snugly by a retaining ring to the inside of a conical skirt. A first set of spikes include variable length spikes protruding from the inner wall, to secure the bag against the handle. A second set of spikes protrude inwardly from the retaining ring and promote stretching and orderly application of the to the handle. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133227 | HANDLE MECHANISM - A handle mechanism is adapted to a projector having a case. The handle mechanism has a frame, a rod, a grip, a positioning element, and an elastic element. The frame is connected to the case and has a through hole. The rod penetrates through the through hole and is capable of moving relatively to the frame. The rod has a first end, a second end, an anchor portion at the first end thereof, a first positioning portion, and a second positioning portion. The grip is connected to the second end of the rod, wherein the anchor portions limit a movement range of the grip relative to the rods and the frame. The positioning element is located between the frame and the rod. The elastic element is located between the frame and the positioning element, and forces the positioning element to physically interfere with the first or the second positioning portion. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133228 | FASTENER - A fastener with a shank and, arranged at one end of the shank, a head intended for welding to a workpiece, has multiple detent pawls formed on the shank that extend radially outward from the shank toward the head and that are elastically resilient in the radially inward direction. On the outside, each detent pawl has an engagement recess with support surfaces. The shank has a longitudinal hole, in which is located a stud, wherein one end of the stud projects out of the longitudinal hole and forms the head for welding. Also formed on the shank is a flange that is elastically resilient in the axial direction, whose outermost edge region is located opposite the engagement recess of the detent pawls. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133229 | MAGNETIC CLASP FOR JEWELRY INCLUDING SAFETY CATCH AND ALIGNMENT MEANS - A magnetic clasp for an article of jewelry is provided. The clasp includes a pair of mating male and female members, an alignment groove on one member, and associated alignment projection on the other member and a safety catch. The pair of mating male and female members are arranged to be magnetically coupled to each other. The safety catch is arranged to be moved to a locked position to mechanically releasably secure the male and female members together when they are aligned. The alignment groove is shaped to facilitate and guide the projection into it when the two members are magnetically coupled and appropriately aligned so that the safety catch can be moved to the closed position to thereby releasably lock the members together. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133230 | CLOSURE FOR A BRASSIERE - A closure for a brassiere has two closure parts of identical shape that may be fixedly and releasably connected to one another by non-positive or positive mutual engagement of at least two latching devices that are arranged and designed to be point-symmetrical relative to the closure. The closure parts have slot-shaped eyes with a relatively parallel path of the longitudinal edges of the eye openings substantially symmetrically relative to a longitudinal central plane of the closure extending between the eye openings. Stable latching pins are provided extending substantially at right angles to the separation plane and pass through a female latching opening of the other closure part and engage behind a latching region of the edge thereof with a latching projection. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133231 | MECHANICAL ZIPPER ASSIST - A zipper closure system for allowing one hand zipping of objects requiring sufficient compressive force to close is provided. The zipper closure system comprises a set of tracks having a row of teeth mate-able with other, a plurality of sliders that are adapted to move along the row of teeth, a connector joining the plurality of sliders and allowing the user to move the plurality of sliders along the row of fasteners. The zipper system can further comprise a pull ring, and a stopping means. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133232 | Slider for Zip Fastener with Interchangeable Pull-Tab | 2009-05-28 |
20090133233 | Multiple Engagement Joint Tethered Fastener - A fastener first member connects to a second member by a flexible tether. A third member having multiple deflectable wings slides onto the second member. A first member male pin extends through a third member aperture to engage second member biasing elements, joining the first, second and third members. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133234 | Buckle mechanism - A buckle mechanism includes a base coupled to a strap, an operating arm rotatably secured to the base with a stationary axle, a shaft attached to the operating arm, a latch slidably attached to the operating arm to selectively lock the operating arm to the base, and another strap engaged around the stationary axle to form two strap segments, the shaft may force the strap segments to tighten the straps, the rotatable or swingable shaft is arranged or located between the stationary axle and the bottom panel of the base for engaging with and for forcing the strap segments and for tighten the straps. The stationary axle may also be arranged or located between the shaft and the bottom panel of the base. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133235 | Buckle device - A buckle device includes a base coupled to a strap, an operating arm rotatably secured to the base with a stationary axle, a shaft attached to the operating arm, a latch slidably attached to the operating arm to selectively lock the operating arm to the base, and another strap engaged around the stationary axle to form two strap segments, the shaft may force the strap segment to tighten the straps, the base includes one or more fasten notches for engaging with the latch for retaining the latch and the operating arm to the base at a fastening position when the straps may further be pulled away from each other, and includes one or more lock notches for solidly locking the latch. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133236 | One-way clutching methods between a ligature and a frame and their applications-part II - This invention primarily discusses the recent improvements to U.S. Pat. No. 6,473,944. The focus is on quick tightening/loosening of the lock that is formed between the ligature and the frame, managing the extra ligature length, decorating the system, improving performance and, extending the design to a wearable having structures similar to pants. In some applications a short ligature that passes underneath ligature loops and in others a donut-shaped object is used to solve tightening/loosening problems. Tucking the extra ligature length under an elastic strap or inside a slot formed within the frame manages the ligature. To enhance the performance of the system methods that reduce the friction between the ligature and the frame are discussed. Specifically, the use of back-to-back eyelet system, curved pathways between holes and, frictionless rollers are detailed. The invention discusses the used of a raised crisscross(s) as an additional method to enhance the performance. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133237 | PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATORS - A piezoelectric resonator comprises a piezoelectric material layer | 2009-05-28 |
20090133238 | Multi-Layer Piezoelectric Element and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A multi-layer piezoelectric element having high durability wherein the internal electrodes and the external electrodes do not break even when operated continuously over a long time under high electric field and high pressure is provided. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133239 | Machine tool, sensor module, and measuring method - A turret lathe for machining a workpiece held by a spindle, the turret lathe comprising: a turret tool post having tool holding faces; a sensor for measuring dimensions of the workpiece; and a support strut which is mounted on one of the tool holding faces, holds the sensor and extends and shortens a sensor distance which is a distance between the one of the tool holding faces and the sensor in a radial direction of the turret tool post, wherein, while the sensor distance is shortened, a length of the support strut in the radial direction is such that the support strut and the sensor do not interfere with another structural element of the turret lathe when the turret tool post rotates. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133240 | CONVEYING AND ASSEMBLING SYSTEM - To provide a conveying and assembling system in which an operation area where a person coexisting type assembling device and an operator coexist is efficiency distributed, The operation area includes an area A | 2009-05-28 |
20090133241 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING PART ORIENTATION DURING MANUFACTURING - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for maintaining orientation of a manufactured part during a manufacturing process. The invention includes feeding a carrier from at least one supply apparatus. The carrier includes a flexible material and the supply apparatus stores the carrier such that the carrier may be fed from the supply apparatus. The invention includes feeding the carrier into a part forming module used by a manufacturing process to form a manufactured part and forming a plurality of manufactured parts onto the carrier as the carrier is fed into the part forming module. The carrier is of sufficient length such that a plurality of manufactured parts may be formed onto the carrier in a plurality of part forming steps and each manufactured part is formed onto the carrier such that each manufactured part maintains orientation with respect to the portion of the carrier where the manufactured part is formed and each manufactured part maintains the orientation during an operation subsequent to forming the manufactured part. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133242 | System and Method for Securing a Rotor to a Motor Drive Shaft Using Cam Fasteners - A rotor assembly for mounting a rotor to a motor shaft having a rotor with a centrally positioned central bore, the diameter of which is slightly larger than a diameter of the motor shaft, a first stepped bore intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a first axis of the rotor, and a second stepped bore also intersecting the central bore and being aligned along a second axis of the rotor. A first cam fastener is disposed within the first stepped bore, and a second cam fastener is disposed within the second stepped bore. Upon rotating the first and second cam fasteners, they engage the motor shaft thereby securely clamping the rotor to the motor shaft. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133243 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE - There is provided a rotating electric machine capable of reducing torque pulsation, even when a slight stepped portion is present in an inner diameter shape of a stator core formed by allowing coupling split cores divided in every magnetic pole to be in an annular shape. The stator core is formed by stacking a plurality of laminates prepared by stack of coupling split core members formed by punching steel sheets in an annularly arranged shape in a state where the laminates are rotated one another by a predetermined angle. With such a configuration, it is possible to mutually offset torque pulsation components caused by the shape asymmetry of the laminates and reduce the torque pulsation components of the stator core on the whole. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133244 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPINDLE MOTOR, AND SPINDLE MOTOR - A sleeve and a hub are fixed to each other, and then the sleeve and the hub are gripped and rotated around a central axis, during which cutting is performed over the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve and a flange surface of the hub. Thus, the flange surface can be finished accurately such that the flange surface is normal to the central axis and the inner peripheral surface of the sleeve. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133245 | ENHANCED CORELESS ALTERNATING CURRENT LINEAR MOTOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A coreless AC linear motor, including a magnet assembly forming a magnetic gap, and a can, the can further including a coil housing section forming a deep groove. The motor also includes a plurality of coreless coils inserted into the deep groove and arranged in a straight line inside the magnetic gap, and a cover body for sealing the can. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133246 | USE OF A DEVICE TO JOIN THE PARTS OF A MODEL DESIGNED FOR USE IN TESTS IN A WIND TUNNEL AND THE CORRESPONDING DEVICE - The model is designed in such a way that the parts are joined by specially adapted magnets. This adaptation involves the use of at least one shell ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133247 | APPARATUS FOR PACKAGING A TAPE SUBSTRATE - An apparatus for packaging a tape substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of robotic arms, a plurality of clamping elements attached to the robotic arms, a memory having a program stored therein, and a control module coupled to the memory to execute the program to perform a packaging process. The packaging process includes clamping a plurality of segments of a tape substrate to the clamping elements, encapsulating a first chip to a first side of a tape substrate to form a first capsule in a first segment, and securing a second segment of the tape substrate adjacent the first segment to a second clamping element. The packing process also includes moving the robotic arms relative to one another to stack the second segment over the first capsule. The first clamping element and second clamping element move independently of each other. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133248 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A method and apparatus for mounting a light emitting element, enabling positioning on an object with precision with reference to the optic axis of a light emitting element, and mounting the element. A suction head is inserted between a first camera and a second camera having relatively fixed optic axes, a head reference mark of the suction head is captured with the first camera, the end face of a light emitting element suctioned by the suction head is captured with the second camera, the light axis emitted by the light emitting element is captured with a third camera, a stage is inserted between the first camera and the second camera, a board held on the stage is captured with the first camera, a stage reference mark of the stage is captured with the second camera, the relative position between the light emitting element and the suction head and the relative position between the board and the stage are calculated using the image information from both cameras, the suction head and the stage are moved to a mounting position, the head reference mark and the stage reference mark are recognized with the first and second cameras, and the suction head and the stage are subjected to position correction based on the relative position information. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133249 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING A COMPONENT PICK ACTION IN AN ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY MACHINE - An electronics assembly apparatus with improved pick evaluation is provided. The apparatus includes a placement head having at least one nozzle for releasably picking up and holding a component. A robotic system is provided for generating relative movement between the placement head and a workpiece, such as a circuit board. An image acquisition system is disposed to obtain at least one before-pick image of a component pick up location and at least one after-pick image of the component pick up location. The before-pick image contains a plurality of image portions, having each image portion view the pick-up location from a different point of view, while the after-pick image contains a plurality of image portions, having each image portion view the pick-up location from a different point of view. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133250 | Universal impact tool head and method for seating wires in a connector - A tool head assembly and method for ganged connection of insulated conductors to the IDC connectors of an IDC connector panel, in which the positions of wire insert blades inside the tool head are adjusted and then locked in place before forcing the tool head and connector panel together. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133251 | MANUFACTURE OF A CIRCUIT BOARD AND CIRCUIT BOARD CONTAINING A COMPONENT - A method for the manufacture of a circuit board containing a component and circuit board containing a component. The invention is based on first manufacturing an intermediate product, which contains the insulator layer of the circuit board and the components, which are set in place inside the insulator layer in such a way that the contact elements of the components face the surface of the intermediate product. After this, the intermediate product is transferred to the circuit-board manufacturing line, on which a suitable number of conductor-pattern layers and, if necessary, insulator layers are manufactured on one or both sides of the intermediate product, in such a way that, when manufacturing the first conductor-pattern layer, the conductor material forms an electrical contact with the contact elements of the components. Alternatively, stages can also be performed on a single manufacturing line. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133252 | Chip Capacitor - Various capacitors for use with integrated circuits and other devices and fabrication methods are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes forming a first capacitor plate that has at least two non-linear strips and forming a second capacitor plate that has a non-linear strip positioned between the at least two non-linear strips of the first capacitor plate. A dielectric is provided between the non-linear strip of the second capacitor plate and the at least two non-linear strips of the first capacitor plate. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133253 | Method of manufacturing printed circuit board - A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board is disclosed. The method may include: sequentially stacking an acid-resistant first cover layer and an alkali-resistant second cover layer over a copper foil, for a copper clad laminate that includes the copper foil stacked over one side of an insulation layer; forming an intaglio groove by removing portions of the second cover layer, the first cover layer, and the copper clad laminate; stacking a seed layer over the intaglio groove and the second cover layer; removing a portion of the seed layer stacked over the second cover layer, by stripping the second cover layer; forming a plating layer, by plating an inside of the intaglio groove; stripping the first cover layer; and removing the copper foil exposed by the stripping of the first cover layer. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133254 | Components with posts and pads - A packaged microelectronic element includes connection component incorporating a dielectric layer ( | 2009-05-28 |
20090133255 | PASSAGE CONTROL DEVICE - A passage intake control device includes a passage member, a valve disposed in the passage member and a shaft passing through a through hole of a valve shaft part of the valve. The valve shaft part includes a fitting hole portion as a part of the through hole. The fitting hole portion is provided by at least a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall. The shaft includes a fitting part having a polygonal shape including at least a first shaft surface a second shaft surface, a third shaft surface and a fourth shaft surface. The fitting part is fitted in the fitting hole portion such that the first to fourth shaft surfaces are opposed to the first to fourth walls of the fitting hole portion, respectively. The first and second walls have protruded ribs. The third and fourth walls include flat portions. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133256 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID EJECTION HEAD - A manufacturing method of a liquid ejection head provided with a flow passage communicating with an ejection outlet for ejecting liquid includes steps of preparing a substrate on which a flow passage wall forming member for forming a part of a wall of the flow passage and a solid layer having a shape of a part of the flow passage contact each other, wherein the flow passage wall forming member has a height, from a surface of the substrate, substantially equal to that of the solid layer; providing on the solid layer a pattern having a shape of another part of the flow passage; providing a coating layer, for forming another part of the wall of the flow passage, so as to coat the pattern; providing the ejection outlet to the coating layer; and forming the flow passage by removing the solid layer and the pattern. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133257 | Cooling tower with direct and indirect cooling sections - A mechanical draft cooling tower includes an air inlet and an air outlet. A liquid spray assembly is provided below the air outlet. A fill shell assembly is provided below the liquid spray assembly such that liquid can be sprayed onto the fill sheet assembly. An indirect heat exchange assembly is mounted beneath the fill sheet assembly. The indirect assembly usually comprises a series of coils through which a fluid to be cooled is circulated. A first air inlet is provided beneath the fill sheet assembly and includes a closing assembly. A second air inlet is provided beneath a top surface of the indirect assembly and includes a closing assembly. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133258 | Joint Construction, Connector Sleeve, A Coupling Assembly, and a Method for Preparation - A connector sleeve for joining conduit, and a joint construction, and a coupling assembly for joining conduit; and a method for joining conduit using a coupling assembly. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133259 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROGEN GENERATOR - A method for manufacturing a hydrogen generator of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a hydrogen generator including: a water evaporator which has an inner tube, an outer tube, and a spacer disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube and in which a passage defined by the spacer is supplied with water and a raw material and heated to generate a material gas containing steam; and a reformer which has catalyst and in which the catalyst is heated to generate the material gas containing the steam from the material gas containing the steam, and the method includes: a disposing step (S | 2009-05-28 |
20090133260 | 3D dental shade matching and apparatus - Systems and methods are disclosed to fabricate a restorative prosthesis. The system includes a scanner to intra orally capture color and translucency information along with a three dimensional (3D) shape of the dentition being reconstructed. The system also includes a computer aided design (CAD) module to receive the color and translucency information and the 3D shape to render a color accurate representation of the prosthesis for review, wherein the color, translucency and surface information is combined in a single digital prescription which is electronically transferred to a laboratory or CAD/CAM system for fabrication. The system provides the capability for 3D shape, color and translucency characteristics of the final prosthesis to be measured and quantitatively compared to the prescribed requirements. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133261 | CONFORMAL VACUUM CUP APPARATUS AND METHOD - During the manufacture an aircraft, a tool-carrying rail is removably attached to a rail-side surface of the aircraft with a vacuum cup. The tool-carrying rail includes a longitudinal axis to mount a tool. The vacuum cup is stiffened along a first axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tool-carrying rail and the vacuum cup is stiffened along a second axis parallel to the rail-side surface of the aircraft. To removably attach the tool-carrying rail, a perimeter of the vacuum cup is removably sealed to the rail-side surface of the aircraft against vacuum loss and a point on the rail is rigidly positioned with respect to a point on the rail-side surface of the aircraft. In addition, a vacuum source is coupled to a spatial volume occupying all of a space between the vacuum cup and the rail-side surface of the aircraft and the tool is slidably positioned along the longitudinal axis of the tool-carrying rail. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133262 | Method for Producing Outer Ring Member of Constant Velocity Universal Joint - A primary product is formed by performing forward extrusion of a work in the first step, and a secondary product is formed by performing swaging in the second step. In the third step, preliminary pushing of the upper surface of the secondary product is performed to obtain a tertiary product where a recess generally matching the longitudinal section in the axial direction of the bottom wall of a cup portion of the final product is formed in the upper surface. In the fourth step, a quaternary product having a cup portion provided with a ball rolling groove in the inner wall is formed by performing backward extrusion of the tertiary product by using a punch having a tip shape generally matching the longitudinal section of the recess. Finally, in the fifth step, an outer ring member is produced as a final product by performing ironing of the cup portion of the quaternary product. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133263 | Electric Shaver - The present invention is directed to an electric shaver having a shaver housing, and a shaving head housing that is connected to the shaver housing for pivotal movement between two end positions. The shaving head housing carries at least two shaving assemblies, of which at least one shaving assembly is retractable into the housing to a first, retracted position, and elastically biased toward a second, extended position, such that extension of the at least one shaving assembly is a function of contact pressure applied by a user. Actuating elements carried by the shaving head housing control a maximum degree of extension of the at least one shaving assembly as a function of a pivot angle between the shaver housing and the shaving head housing. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133264 | ELECTRIC SHAVER WITH EXTENDABLE LONGHAIR CUTTER UNIT - An electric shaver has a pivotally mounted longhair cutter unit that is pivoted outward into an operating position by motion of an operating switch of the shaver via an actuator that also causes the cutting blades of the longhair cutter unit to extend from the longhair cutter housing. Because the longhair cutter retracts into the longhair cutter housing when the longhair cutter unit is folded shut, the sharp edges of the blades are protected. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133265 | Shaving Head for an Electric Shaver - A shaving head for an electric shaving apparatus, having an under cutter comprising at least one blade which is drivable in at least one direction of movement relative to an outer cutter. To achieve a good shaving result while at the same time protecting the skin to be best possible effect, it is proposed providing the blade with an outer boundary section which is raised in relation to the cutting edge, faces in the direction of the outer cutter and inclines upwardly from the cutting edge toward the outer cutter. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133266 | Oscillatory Shaver - A shaving unit for a dry shaver includes at least one outer cutter and one under cutter. Driven by a motor, the outer cutter and the under cutter are movable relative to each other in an oscillatory motion. The under cutter and the outer cutter, which are biased into relative engagement by at least one spring, slide along a common contact surface. The spring is arranged in such a way that its biasing force always acts at an angle to the direction of oscillation. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133267 | Folding Knife With Thumb Release Opening - A folding knife with thumb release opening includes a knife blade, a first liner plate, a second liner plate, a first handle plate and a second handle plate. The knife blade includes a cutting edge and a point formed on a first end. A second end of the knife blade is pivotally retained by a first end of first and second liner plates. A push button is retained in the knife blade. A liner lock is formed in the second liner plate. A lock pin is pressed into an end of the liner lock and a lock hole is formed in the second end of the knife blade to receive the lock pin. The first and second handle plates cover the first and second liner plates. The push button may be replaced with a thumb disc. A second embodiment includes spring assisted opening and a third embodiment includes automatic opening. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133268 | Grip-over knife - The present invention is a culinary knife, intended for one handed use, comprising a handle and a blade having a cutting edge as its bottom perimeter. The entire length of the handle of the knife is joined contiguously against the spine of the blade leaving no aperture between them. This joining of the handle and blade results in the user gripping onto rather than around the handle of the knife. The handle does not extend beyond the rear of the blade, thus the user grips the knife above part of the cutting edge. This provides the user the ability to apply direct downward force for cutting and provides enhanced ability to use the palm and digits to apply finely directed force and movement to the knife. Both the location of the user hand and its proximity to the blade further enhance fine control and ease of use of the knife. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133269 | Chain saw guide bar attachment used to simplify the cutting of whippy branches and the like - A fingerlike apparatus that attaches to a chain saw guide bar. The apparatus is metal. A proximal end portion of the apparatus is continuously joined to a distal end portion. The distal end portion is positioned at an acute angle to the proximal end portion and away from the plane of the chain saw guide bar. The distal end portion is provided with a surface area away from the cutting plane of a chain saw upon which small limbs, branches or the like may be rested and/or manipulated by an operator before making a cut. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133270 | Cutting Apparatus - A cutting apparatus includes a body defining a wall having a groove in which mounted the driving mechanism, which is provided for driving a cutter and includes a fixture mounted thereon for connecting a safeguard and a position adjusting mechanism connected thereto for operably adjusting positions of the driving mechanism in the groove. An adjustable retaining member which selectively moves on the fixture in a first position for retaining the safeguard in the space and a second position for allowing removal of the safeguard. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133271 | ROTARY ANGLE DETECTING DEVICE - A rotary angle detecting device includes a synthetic-resin wheel member which is provided with a shaft hole, into which a steering shaft having a pair of flat surfaces provided in a front end portion thereof is inserted, and a detecting portion and which rotates together with the steering shaft; a sheet-metal attachment member attached to the wheel member and engaged to the steering shaft; a signal detecting unit operable to detect a position variation of the detecting portion accompanied by the rotation of the wheel member; and a housing provided with a through-hole into which the steering shaft is rotatably inserted and accommodating the wheel member and the signal detecting unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133272 | Bow Sight - An archery bow sight has a sight tube which is fixed to a link arm which extends between two rotatable members mounted to a frame which is connected to the riser of a bow. The arm is pinned to the rear rotatable member at a radius which is less than the radius at which it is pinned to the front rotatable member. The rotation of the rotatable members is synchronized by a connector such as an intermediate gear, a timing belt, a rigid link, or a linked chain. By rotation of a range adjustment knob, the sight tube is caused to change simultaneously in inclination and in height in such a way that the archer may continue to view the target through the sight tube. The sight tube has a fiber optic sight point. The relationship between the rotating members and the link arm is adjustable for draw length. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133273 | Position control arrangement, especially for a surveying instrument, and a surveying instrument - In a position control arrangement for controlling the rotational position of a movable unit, especially for a surveying instrument, an electric motor is arranged to rotate the movable unit around an axis of rotation, and there are controllers for enabling the motor to stop the movable unit in a desired rotational position. The motor is a direct drive motor, the shaft of which forms the axis of rotation for the movable unit, and the motor is arranged to selectively operate in either a first, normal mode for rotating the movable unit to a desired position, or in a second, friction mode for providing resistance to a forced rotation of the movable unit from a predetermined position to a new position. A control unit detects the presence of a forced rotation and automatically changes the mode of operation in response thereto. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133274 | Method and Apparatus for Pipe Alignment Tool - A method and apparatus for a pipe alignment tool have been described. A laser is inserted into the end of a pipe and projects a laser beam indicative of the longitudinal axis of the pipe. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133275 | Chalk Line Marking System - A chalk line is marked by attaching two hooks to a nail, and then extending a string a length from the nail. The hooks are attached to an apparatus that has multiple springs, such that there is a string attached to the rear of the apparatus while the hooks are attached to the front of the apparatus. When the string has been extended the desired length, the user then snaps the line to make a chalk line. Then, the pull on the string is released by the user, causing the two hooks to separate. When the two hooks separate, their connection to the nail is broken. The hooks and the apparatus associated with the hooks then is free to be reeled back to the user. The user does not have to return to the nail to remove the hooks and the associated apparatus. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133276 | COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A coordinate measuring machine operable to employ pentapod kinematics to determine the absolute position at a measuring point tip by measuring about five axes. The machine comprises a first, bifurcated linkage, a second, trifurcated linkage, and a plurality of elongate struts. First and second ones of the plurality of struts share the first linkage, third, fourth and fifth ones of the plurality of struts share the second linkage, and the first and second linkages are coupled via a handle. The first and second struts are preferably rotatably engaged to the first linkage, and the third, fourth and fifth struts may be rotatably engaged to the second linkage. First through fifth nodes may be provided, each node being slidably engaged to a corresponding one of the first through fifth struts. The nodes may comprise means for measuring the displacement of the corresponding strut relative to the node. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133277 | SENSOR - To provide a sensor having a long operational life. A sensor which senses contact with an object through tilting of a probe having a rod shape, the sensor including: a housing having a hollow columnar shape; the probe arranged to project from an inside of the housing to an outside of the housing, and capable of reciprocating and tilting with respect to the housing; connectors fixed to a part of the probe, which is located inside the housing; terminals fixed to positions inside the housing that come into contact with the connectors, and which conduct electricity through the contact with the connectors; a probe biasing unit configured to force the probe along a direction of the reciprocation so that the connectors come into contact with the terminals; and a releasing unit configured to release the contact between the connectors and the terminals brought upon by the probe biasing unit. | 2009-05-28 |
20090133278 | Aerial target template - An aerial target template for use in marking a ground surface is described. The template comprises a substantially rigid frame that is foldable from a collapsed position to an extended position. When in the extended position, a substantially rectangular-shaped opening is formed and defined by two long legs and two short legs. Two markers are formed on each of the long legs such that when a user paints a first substantially rectangular-shape upon a ground surface, the markers cause distinct markings upon the ground surface. Thus, a user can use the template to paint the first substantially rectangular-shape upon a ground surface and then use the distinct markings to align the two long legs with the distinct markings and paint a second substantially rectangular-shape upon the ground surface, with the first and second substantially rectangular-shapes collectively forming a cross upon the ground surface to operate as the aerial target. | 2009-05-28 |